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US pastor not to burn Quran Not Today, Not Ever
[The News (Pak)] The on again, off again, on again Koran burning in Florida is off again, this time for good says infamous pastor Terry Jones. After two days of sending mixed signals, the Florida pastor, who caused a furor with his plans to burn copies of the holy Quran, has indefinitely canceled the globally-condemned scheme. "Not today, not ever...We're not going to go back and do it. It is totally canceled," Terry Jones said Saturday during an appearance on NBC's "Today" show. On Thursday, Florida pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center had only put his Quran burning plans, slated to coincide with the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington, on hold. The US State Department also called the move "un-American," while the US Attorney General Eric Holder called the idea "idiotic and dangerous." EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton condemned the scheme, while Arab League chief Amr Moussa dubbed Jones as a "fanatic." The Vatican council blasted the Florida church's scheme as an "outrageous and grave gesture." The move triggered protests in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Indonesia. "We will definitely not burn the Quran, no," he said. "Not today, not ever." Posted by: Fred 2010-09-11 |
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