Pakistan's ambassador to the United States appealed on radio and television host Glenn Beck, conservative to denounce the burning of the Koran to show that Americans are tolerant of other religions.
"I think it would be helpful if Mr. Glenn Beck voted against it, saying that people of faith are not burning the books of other religions," Husain Haqqani told The Associated Press.
Beck wrote earlier this week in an Internet blog posting that the burning of the Koran is like burning the flag or the Bible - people can do something in the U.S., but should not.
"Our Muslim neighbors and good friends will be saddened," he writes. "It makes the battle they face in their own communities even more difficult."
Whether Haqqani was aware of the blog. A telephone message left with the Embassy of Pakistan did not immediately respond.
The diplomat warned that if Florida Pastor Terry Jones goes ahead with its plans to burn copies of the Koran, it triggered a massive reaction in parts of the Muslim world.Jones said he is still determined to go ahead with the protest at his church, despite pressure from the White House and other U.S. officials to cancel. Military commanders have warned that burning the Muslim holy book will inflame extremists and could trigger backlash against U.S. troops and citizens abroad."The United States must live up to its lofty ideals and all these people who are against religious extremism and intolerance in the Muslim world should also speak out against meaningless gestures such as the burning of the Koran," he Haqqani said.
He said that Pakistan's leaders understand the concept of freedom of expression and do what they can to manage the response in their countries.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Bahrain calls for burning Koran plans "shameful" Bahrain calls for burning Koran plans "shameful"
Bahrain calls for burning Koran plans "shameful"
Bahrain calls for burning Koran plans "shameful"
Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain said plans for a church in Florida to burn copies of the Quran is a shameful attack on the efforts of dialogue between religions.The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Thursday is among the first official denunciations in the Arab world against the fire under the holy book of Islam.The pastor at the church of Florida is committing to go forward with the fire on Saturday despite protests. General David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, worries he inflame Muslim extremists.Government of Bahrain called a "shameful act that is inconsistent with the principles of tolerance and coexistence."Bahrain is home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain said plans for a church in Florida to burn copies of the Quran is a shameful attack on the efforts of dialogue between religions.The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Thursday is among the first official denunciations in the Arab world against the fire under the holy book of Islam.The pastor at the church of Florida is committing to go forward with the fire on Saturday despite protests. General David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, worries he inflame Muslim extremists.Government of Bahrain called a "shameful act that is inconsistent with the principles of tolerance and coexistence."Bahrain is home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
American pastor "infernal burning Koran
American pastor "infernal burning Koran
Gainesville, Florida: A Christian minister said yesterday that it will proceed with plans to burn copies of the Holy Quran at the weekend to protest against the attacks of September 11, 2001, despite a warning from General American terrorist Afghanistan, which would endanger U.S. troops. Pastor Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center said he understands the concerns Gen. David Petraeus, but plans to go ahead with the fire on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the attack.
He left the door open to change his mind, however, saying that he is always praying on his decision. Petraeus warned yesterday in an e-mail to the AP that "images of a burning Koran might be used by extremists in Afghanistan and around the world to inflame public opinion and incite to violence. "Jones told the AP in a telephone interview that he is also concerned, but wondered how many times the U.S. can go back. Meanwhile, the White House yesterday raised concerns about Plan to burn an American church hOly Quran and supported his warning that Afghan warlord could send U.S. troops at risk.
The spokesman Robert Gibbs the White House reiterated comments by top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus. "It puts our troops in danger, any kind of activity as one that puts our troops in danger is a concern of this administration," said Gibbs. A Vatican newspaper said yesterday Christians around the world protested against a plan by a U.S. Secretary of burning the Holy Quran on September 11 anniversary. "No one is burning the Koran," headlined yesterday's OsservatRomano ore. The article summarizes the criticisms of the Catholic bishops, including Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha of Lahore, Pakistan, who have condemned the plan as "contrary to due respect for all religions and against our doctrine and faith.
The pastor said he had given "serious" the concerns expressed by General Petraeus said yesterday, but nevertheless "we have firmly made up our mind to go ahead with the plan." We believe it is time to turn the tables, and instead may accuse us of what might happen, we put the blame on its rightful people who would, he said. "And maybe instead of us respond, we must tackle radical Islam and sending a clear warning that they do not retaliate in any form.
Jones, who heads the small evangelical Christian church with a philosophy of anti-Islam, said he had received threats over 100 deaths and began to carry a .40 caliber pistol attached to his hip. The threats began shortly after the minister of 58 years, proclaimed in July that stage "International Day Burn Koran." The supporters have been sending copies of the Islamic holy text in the center of Dove animation world must be incinerated in a bonfire that night.
The fire department has denied Jones a burn permit required for September 11, but he pledged to go ahead with its event. He said lawyers had told him of his right to burn the Quran is protected by the First Amendment whether it has obtained permission from the city or not. The Muslims consider the Koran as the Word of God, and insist that it be treated with the utmost respect and any printed material containing his verses and the name of Allah or the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Any intentional damage or show DISRespect for the Qur'an is deeply shocking. In this city of Northeast Florida Progressive 125.000 anchored by the vast campus of the University of Florida, the preacher with the great white bushy mustache is mostly seen as a marginal character who does not deserve the attention it receives.
Yet at least two dozen Christian churches, Jewish temples and Muslim organizations have mobilized to Gainesville for the plan-inclusive events Some read the Quran for their own services to the weekend to counter what Jones did. His burning diet-Quran-after news of it spread widely on the Internet brought criticism of Muslim nations and an avalanche of requests for media interviews as an emotional debate taking shape on the proposed Islamic center near the site of World Trade Center in New YoRK.
His plan has established a formal condemnation of the imposition of pre-eminent in the Sunni Muslim learning, Al-Azhar University in Egypt, including the Supreme Council of the church accused of inciting hatred and discrimination and called on other American churches speak out against it. Last month, Indonesian Muslims demonstrated outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, threatening violence if Jones goes through. "Whenever there is a perception that America is somehow anti-Muslim, is hurting our image and interests of aaround the Islamic world, "said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, a Washington-based Muslim civil rights group that worked to discredit Jones and cons message. - Agencies
Gainesville, Florida: A Christian minister said yesterday that it will proceed with plans to burn copies of the Holy Quran at the weekend to protest against the attacks of September 11, 2001, despite a warning from General American terrorist Afghanistan, which would endanger U.S. troops. Pastor Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center said he understands the concerns Gen. David Petraeus, but plans to go ahead with the fire on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the attack.
He left the door open to change his mind, however, saying that he is always praying on his decision. Petraeus warned yesterday in an e-mail to the AP that "images of a burning Koran might be used by extremists in Afghanistan and around the world to inflame public opinion and incite to violence. "Jones told the AP in a telephone interview that he is also concerned, but wondered how many times the U.S. can go back. Meanwhile, the White House yesterday raised concerns about Plan to burn an American church hOly Quran and supported his warning that Afghan warlord could send U.S. troops at risk.
The spokesman Robert Gibbs the White House reiterated comments by top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus. "It puts our troops in danger, any kind of activity as one that puts our troops in danger is a concern of this administration," said Gibbs. A Vatican newspaper said yesterday Christians around the world protested against a plan by a U.S. Secretary of burning the Holy Quran on September 11 anniversary. "No one is burning the Koran," headlined yesterday's OsservatRomano ore. The article summarizes the criticisms of the Catholic bishops, including Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha of Lahore, Pakistan, who have condemned the plan as "contrary to due respect for all religions and against our doctrine and faith.
The pastor said he had given "serious" the concerns expressed by General Petraeus said yesterday, but nevertheless "we have firmly made up our mind to go ahead with the plan." We believe it is time to turn the tables, and instead may accuse us of what might happen, we put the blame on its rightful people who would, he said. "And maybe instead of us respond, we must tackle radical Islam and sending a clear warning that they do not retaliate in any form.
Jones, who heads the small evangelical Christian church with a philosophy of anti-Islam, said he had received threats over 100 deaths and began to carry a .40 caliber pistol attached to his hip. The threats began shortly after the minister of 58 years, proclaimed in July that stage "International Day Burn Koran." The supporters have been sending copies of the Islamic holy text in the center of Dove animation world must be incinerated in a bonfire that night.
The fire department has denied Jones a burn permit required for September 11, but he pledged to go ahead with its event. He said lawyers had told him of his right to burn the Quran is protected by the First Amendment whether it has obtained permission from the city or not. The Muslims consider the Koran as the Word of God, and insist that it be treated with the utmost respect and any printed material containing his verses and the name of Allah or the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Any intentional damage or show DISRespect for the Qur'an is deeply shocking. In this city of Northeast Florida Progressive 125.000 anchored by the vast campus of the University of Florida, the preacher with the great white bushy mustache is mostly seen as a marginal character who does not deserve the attention it receives.
Yet at least two dozen Christian churches, Jewish temples and Muslim organizations have mobilized to Gainesville for the plan-inclusive events Some read the Quran for their own services to the weekend to counter what Jones did. His burning diet-Quran-after news of it spread widely on the Internet brought criticism of Muslim nations and an avalanche of requests for media interviews as an emotional debate taking shape on the proposed Islamic center near the site of World Trade Center in New YoRK.
His plan has established a formal condemnation of the imposition of pre-eminent in the Sunni Muslim learning, Al-Azhar University in Egypt, including the Supreme Council of the church accused of inciting hatred and discrimination and called on other American churches speak out against it. Last month, Indonesian Muslims demonstrated outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, threatening violence if Jones goes through. "Whenever there is a perception that America is somehow anti-Muslim, is hurting our image and interests of aaround the Islamic world, "said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, a Washington-based Muslim civil rights group that worked to discredit Jones and cons message. - Agencies
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
US criticises Koran burning plan
The Obama administration has said it is concerned about the proposed burning of the Koran by a religious group in the United States.
On Tuesday, the White House said it supported the recent comments of Gen. David Patraeus, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, that the fire could put U.S. troops in the country at risk.
"It puts our troops in danger, any kind of activity as one that puts our troops in danger is a concern of this administration," Robert Gibbs, spokesman for the White House said.
A group of the Church in Florida is planning to burn copies of the Muslim holy book, on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11.
Patraeus critical
Earlier Tuesday Patraeus said that the plan was disrespectful and could endanger the Western troops fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Patraeus said that the move could hurt attempts by Barack Obama, President, to reach the Muslim world and lead to retaliatory attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general also criticized the proposed combustor.
"I strongly condemn that ... I think that such actions are in stark contradiction with all the values that we defend and fight for, "he told reporters before a meeting with Obama in Washington.
"Of course, there is a risk, it may also have a negative impact on the safety of our troops."
An angry protest took place Monday in Afghanistan against the regime, and demonstrations were also observed in Indonesia, the world of the most populous Muslim nation.
However, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, which is said to have about 50 members, said they would still go ahead with the fire.
Terry Jones, pastor of the church, said he had given "serious" the concerns expressed by General Petraeus, but the group had "firm up our mind on combustion.
Prosecutor General Meeting
Jones said the move aimed to "remember those who were brutally murdered on September 11, and send a warning to the radical element of Islam."
Last January, Afghan troops killed eight demonstrators and wounded 13 others in a riot triggered by a report that foreign troops had desecrated the Koran during a raid in the southern province of Helmand. A spokesman for the NATO denied the report.
Meanwhile, Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, was to meet with religious leaders of all faiths through Tuesday to discuss ways to stem a wave of attacks against Muslims and mosques.
The broad coalition in a statement that the meeting would discuss how the Department of Justice "may be taken against anti-Muslim hatred and increase violence and intimidation against American Muslims."
The meeting was scheduled for 4:00 p.m. (2000 GMT) Tuesday.
"After talking to many families across the country in recent weeks I have heard many American Muslims say they have never felt that this anxiety or insecurity in America since immediately after Sept. 11, Ingrid Mattson, the head of the Islamic Society of North America and one of the leaders meet Holder said.
On Tuesday, the White House said it supported the recent comments of Gen. David Patraeus, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, that the fire could put U.S. troops in the country at risk.
"It puts our troops in danger, any kind of activity as one that puts our troops in danger is a concern of this administration," Robert Gibbs, spokesman for the White House said.
A group of the Church in Florida is planning to burn copies of the Muslim holy book, on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11.
Patraeus critical
Earlier Tuesday Patraeus said that the plan was disrespectful and could endanger the Western troops fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Patraeus said that the move could hurt attempts by Barack Obama, President, to reach the Muslim world and lead to retaliatory attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general also criticized the proposed combustor.
"I strongly condemn that ... I think that such actions are in stark contradiction with all the values that we defend and fight for, "he told reporters before a meeting with Obama in Washington.
"Of course, there is a risk, it may also have a negative impact on the safety of our troops."
An angry protest took place Monday in Afghanistan against the regime, and demonstrations were also observed in Indonesia, the world of the most populous Muslim nation.
However, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, which is said to have about 50 members, said they would still go ahead with the fire.
Terry Jones, pastor of the church, said he had given "serious" the concerns expressed by General Petraeus, but the group had "firm up our mind on combustion.
Prosecutor General Meeting
Jones said the move aimed to "remember those who were brutally murdered on September 11, and send a warning to the radical element of Islam."
Last January, Afghan troops killed eight demonstrators and wounded 13 others in a riot triggered by a report that foreign troops had desecrated the Koran during a raid in the southern province of Helmand. A spokesman for the NATO denied the report.
Meanwhile, Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, was to meet with religious leaders of all faiths through Tuesday to discuss ways to stem a wave of attacks against Muslims and mosques.
The broad coalition in a statement that the meeting would discuss how the Department of Justice "may be taken against anti-Muslim hatred and increase violence and intimidation against American Muslims."
The meeting was scheduled for 4:00 p.m. (2000 GMT) Tuesday.
"After talking to many families across the country in recent weeks I have heard many American Muslims say they have never felt that this anxiety or insecurity in America since immediately after Sept. 11, Ingrid Mattson, the head of the Islamic Society of North America and one of the leaders meet Holder said.
Warnings against Quran burning plan
U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan have said that the plan of a small church in Florida to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the attacks of September 11 attacks could endanger the lives of American troops.
Two senior U.S. military officials in Afghanistan said Monday the proposed burning of Muslim holy book could undermine the efforts of President Barack Obama to reach 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.
They said it could trigger retaliation against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The warnings are in the midst of angry protests by hundreds of people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, chanting "Death to America" as they denounced the planned protest by burning the church at Dove World Outreach Center Gainesville, Florida.
The center, which calls itself a "New Testament, charismatic, nondenominational church," he said to go ahead with the burning of the Koran, on Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of the 2001 attacks against the United States USA.
Gainesville authorities said that the event violate fire safety rules.
"It could endanger the troops and could endanger the overall effort," David Petraeus, the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said in a statement to U.S. media organizations.
"This is precisely the kind of action and uses of the Taliban could cause significant problems. Not only here but around the world, we are engaged with the Islamic community. "
"Angry People"
Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, commander of the training mission to NATO in Afghanistan, told CNN that the news of the fire provided by the Qur'an Church little known in Florida was already angered people in Afghanistan.
"It's their holy book, so when someone says that they will destroy and cause a desecration of something very sacred to them is already generated much discussion and concern among citizens," he said .
"We really feel that this could compromise the safety of our men and women who serve here."
The U.S. embassy in Kabul said the U.S. government in any way condone such acts of disrespect against the religion of Islam, and is deeply concerned about the deliberate attempts to offend members of ethnic or religious groups " .
"Americans of all ethnic and religious reject the offensive initiative by this small group in Florida, many American voices are protesting against statements offensive conducted by this organization," he said in a statement.
Pastor remarks
In comments broadcast on CNN, Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, said he would be "tragic" if anybody's life has been lost as a result of the fire provided Koran.
But he said: "Yet I must say that we believe that we must, sooner or later stand up to Islam, and if we do not, it will not go away."
site of the church says it aims to "denounce Islam" as an "oppressive and violent religion."
It displays a sign reading "Islam of the Devil".
In Kabul, the demonstrators, mostly students from religious schools who had gathered outside the mosque in Kabul ul-Nabi Milad said they would continue their protests.
"We ask America to stop desecrating our holy Koran," Wahidullah Nori, a student, told the Reuters news agency.
The dispute comes at a time of heated debate already in the U.S. on a proposal to build a cultural center and mosque two blocks from the site of New York from September 11 attacks against the World Trade Center.
Opponents of the building plan say it is insensitive to the families of victims of the attacks of Al Qaeda.
US-backed Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban government in Afghanistan shortly after the attacks after it refused to hand over leaders of al-Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden.
Demonstrations and riots sparked by desecration of the Koran are not uncommon in Afghanistan and other Muslim countries.
The most violent protests came after publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper in 2006.
Last January, Afghan troops killed eight and wounded 13 protesters in the southern province of Helmand in a riot triggered by a report that foreign troops had desecrated the Koran during a raid, but a spokesperson NATO forces denied the report.
Two senior U.S. military officials in Afghanistan said Monday the proposed burning of Muslim holy book could undermine the efforts of President Barack Obama to reach 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.
They said it could trigger retaliation against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The warnings are in the midst of angry protests by hundreds of people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, chanting "Death to America" as they denounced the planned protest by burning the church at Dove World Outreach Center Gainesville, Florida.
The center, which calls itself a "New Testament, charismatic, nondenominational church," he said to go ahead with the burning of the Koran, on Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of the 2001 attacks against the United States USA.
Gainesville authorities said that the event violate fire safety rules.
"It could endanger the troops and could endanger the overall effort," David Petraeus, the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said in a statement to U.S. media organizations.
"This is precisely the kind of action and uses of the Taliban could cause significant problems. Not only here but around the world, we are engaged with the Islamic community. "
"Angry People"
Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, commander of the training mission to NATO in Afghanistan, told CNN that the news of the fire provided by the Qur'an Church little known in Florida was already angered people in Afghanistan.
"It's their holy book, so when someone says that they will destroy and cause a desecration of something very sacred to them is already generated much discussion and concern among citizens," he said .
"We really feel that this could compromise the safety of our men and women who serve here."
The U.S. embassy in Kabul said the U.S. government in any way condone such acts of disrespect against the religion of Islam, and is deeply concerned about the deliberate attempts to offend members of ethnic or religious groups " .
"Americans of all ethnic and religious reject the offensive initiative by this small group in Florida, many American voices are protesting against statements offensive conducted by this organization," he said in a statement.
Pastor remarks
In comments broadcast on CNN, Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, said he would be "tragic" if anybody's life has been lost as a result of the fire provided Koran.
But he said: "Yet I must say that we believe that we must, sooner or later stand up to Islam, and if we do not, it will not go away."
site of the church says it aims to "denounce Islam" as an "oppressive and violent religion."
It displays a sign reading "Islam of the Devil".
In Kabul, the demonstrators, mostly students from religious schools who had gathered outside the mosque in Kabul ul-Nabi Milad said they would continue their protests.
"We ask America to stop desecrating our holy Koran," Wahidullah Nori, a student, told the Reuters news agency.
The dispute comes at a time of heated debate already in the U.S. on a proposal to build a cultural center and mosque two blocks from the site of New York from September 11 attacks against the World Trade Center.
Opponents of the building plan say it is insensitive to the families of victims of the attacks of Al Qaeda.
US-backed Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban government in Afghanistan shortly after the attacks after it refused to hand over leaders of al-Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden.
Demonstrations and riots sparked by desecration of the Koran are not uncommon in Afghanistan and other Muslim countries.
The most violent protests came after publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper in 2006.
Last January, Afghan troops killed eight and wounded 13 protesters in the southern province of Helmand in a riot triggered by a report that foreign troops had desecrated the Koran during a raid, but a spokesperson NATO forces denied the report.
stop Quran burning
To French translation Français
Objective: Stop the fire of the KoranSponsored by: Adam KulsumWARAHMATULLAH ASALAMU KUM ALAYBROTHER expensive and sisters in Islam and any one else out there. He came to the attention of some OF U.S., because of the loss of 4 billion pounds in Denmark, and Muslims who NONMUSLIMS DEN MARK IS SET ALIKE boycotted for burning Koran Saturday in our park IN COPPENHAGEN The capital Marked DEN click on Google for you and see how many sites are found THIS!Brothers and Sisters in Palestine in particular we find difficult to talk about when and if we do no one will listen Well now you can speak UP TO SOMETHING FOR YOU TO ISLAM RELIGION AND YOU KNOW Quran matter number of Korans they burn we know as Allah had informed the U.S. that the Koran does not change and will not be destroyed until the Day of Judgement when Allah BACK LIFT words to the sky and there will be nothing but empty books, but in compliance with our version of the Koran the word of Allah THE ALMIGHT PLEASE sign this petition its month of Ramadhan HOW YOU do not know that Allah will grant forgiveness for THIS? We can do it in IF we make an effort to send all Muslims and Muslim non-believers BEFORE SATRDAY and we hope our prime ministers will do something to REPRESENTARIVE SUPPORT U.S. AMY SOUND as if a bit odd that he went on a holidayAnd Im SURE DENMARK planned all this from IT CANNOT be a coincidence that they choose to do so in Ramzan and at a time when the Prime Minister was released on A PEOPLE OF VACATION Hold Your HANS and pray we can certainly do something with THE WILL OF ALLAHNON-MUSLIMS OUT THERE AND PLEASE sign this TOO IMAGINE If the Bible were burned or your scriptures?
Cordially
Objective: Stop the fire of the KoranSponsored by: Adam KulsumWARAHMATULLAH ASALAMU KUM ALAYBROTHER expensive and sisters in Islam and any one else out there. He came to the attention of some OF U.S., because of the loss of 4 billion pounds in Denmark, and Muslims who NONMUSLIMS DEN MARK IS SET ALIKE boycotted for burning Koran Saturday in our park IN COPPENHAGEN The capital Marked DEN click on Google for you and see how many sites are found THIS!Brothers and Sisters in Palestine in particular we find difficult to talk about when and if we do no one will listen Well now you can speak UP TO SOMETHING FOR YOU TO ISLAM RELIGION AND YOU KNOW Quran matter number of Korans they burn we know as Allah had informed the U.S. that the Koran does not change and will not be destroyed until the Day of Judgement when Allah BACK LIFT words to the sky and there will be nothing but empty books, but in compliance with our version of the Koran the word of Allah THE ALMIGHT PLEASE sign this petition its month of Ramadhan HOW YOU do not know that Allah will grant forgiveness for THIS? We can do it in IF we make an effort to send all Muslims and Muslim non-believers BEFORE SATRDAY and we hope our prime ministers will do something to REPRESENTARIVE SUPPORT U.S. AMY SOUND as if a bit odd that he went on a holidayAnd Im SURE DENMARK planned all this from IT CANNOT be a coincidence that they choose to do so in Ramzan and at a time when the Prime Minister was released on A PEOPLE OF VACATION Hold Your HANS and pray we can certainly do something with THE WILL OF ALLAHNON-MUSLIMS OUT THERE AND PLEASE sign this TOO IMAGINE If the Bible were burned or your scriptures?
Cordially
Evangelists speak out against the burning of the Koran
They argue that it would be obnoxious and act against God
Christianity and Islam are diametrically opposed on many issues. However - the
Christianity and Islam are diametrically opposed on many issues. However - the
National Association of Evangelicals has strongly condemned the plans of a church in Florida to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9 / 11 terrorist attacks.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "The fire has proposed Korans would deeply offensive to Muslims worldwide, as Christians would be insulted by the burning of Bibles, the NAB said in a statement.
"Such an act would be an escalation of tensions between members of both religions in the United States and around the world."
The church in question, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, announced its plans on a Facebook page "in memory of the fallen victims of 9 / 11 and take a stand against the evil of Islam," reads the announcement. "Islam is the devil!"
The church has erected a sign that says "Islam is the devil." On the Web site of the church, the church justified the sign saying they are trying to "expose Islam for what it is. It is a violent and oppressive religion that tries to masquerade (sic) itself as a religion of peace, trying to deceive our society.
"The message of the truth that there is only one path to God, one way of salvation, and it is through the blood of Jesus. Travers repent of your sins and new birth. It is time for all Christians unite, stop being passive, selfish and stand up and fight for the truth. "
Evangelical leaders suggest that the burning be canceled, and that the act is not a manifestation of the love of Christ.
"The most powerful statement by the organizers of the bonfire on September 11 would be expected to call him .......
Monday, September 6, 2010
Abdur Wali: Don't burn Quran
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns in Merced in the strongest terms that the reports Dove World Outreach Center plans to burn copies of the Holy Quran on September 11. This would act as a provocative and not solve anything but cause pain and anger of millions of people who love peace in the world. Burning any religious scripture is a horrible act and it is directly contrary to the teaching of all major world religions.It is very unfortunate that some Muslims have tarnished the name of so-called peaceful Islam with their cruelty and hate.
against Quran burning
Allah has taken the following responsibilities as regards the Qur'an:
1. The collection, composition and arrangement of the Quran
"It is for Us to collect, compose and arrange it and to promulgate it:" [75:17]
2. The Proclamation/promulgation of the Quran
"It is for Us to collect, compose and arrange it and to promulgate it:" [75:17]
However, the prophet [p.b.u.h] was also commanded to proclaim or read
"Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of your Lord and Cherisher, Who created- " [96:1]
"Proclaim! And your Lord is Most Bountiful,- [96:3]
See also 73:20
The proclamation and reading of the Quran is also to be done by the Believers [See 16:98]
The proclamation/promulgation of the Quran is one of those responsibilities taken by Allah which the believers take upon themselves when they become believers.
3. Making it plain, distinct, clear and perspicuous
...It is for Us to explain it (and make it clear) [75:19]
4. The Preservation of the Quran
Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely We guard it [15:9]
1. The collection, composition and arrangement of the Quran
"It is for Us to collect, compose and arrange it and to promulgate it:" [75:17]
2. The Proclamation/promulgation of the Quran
"It is for Us to collect, compose and arrange it and to promulgate it:" [75:17]
However, the prophet [p.b.u.h] was also commanded to proclaim or read
"Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of your Lord and Cherisher, Who created- " [96:1]
"Proclaim! And your Lord is Most Bountiful,- [96:3]
See also 73:20
The proclamation and reading of the Quran is also to be done by the Believers [See 16:98]
The proclamation/promulgation of the Quran is one of those responsibilities taken by Allah which the believers take upon themselves when they become believers.
3. Making it plain, distinct, clear and perspicuous
...It is for Us to explain it (and make it clear) [75:19]
4. The Preservation of the Quran
Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely We guard it [15:9]
Bishop begs US to stop planned Qur’an burning
An archbishop has called on the Indonesian government of the United States to act against the plan of a group of Florida evangelical church to organize the burning of copies of the Koran.
Capuchin Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbuna Pontianak criticized plans by Dove World Outreach Center, based in Gainesville, Florida, to organize an "International Day of Burning a Koran" September 11 to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks of 2001 World Trade Center in New York."[The] event could cause a reaction against Christian in Indonesia," said Archbishop Bumbuna.
"It's usually in the form of fire from churches or difficulty in obtaining building permits," he said.
"It could also spark racial violence among people in Asia and Africa, where Muslims are numerous," he added.
Recognizing that the anti-Christian is less visible in the province of West Kalimantan predominantly Christian, Archbishop Bumbuna note that the effect of any reaction would likely be felt by those living in Java, where Muslims form the majority.
Bishop Bumbuna expressed confidence that the Church in Indonesia would not tolerate efforts to create hostility between the followers of a religion.
He added that he did not believe that the position of the Church of the Florida's point of view of most Americans.
"The hostility is not characteristic of Christians, he said, calling the U.S. government to take firm action.
The Dove World Outreach Center was founded in September 1986
Capuchin Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbuna Pontianak criticized plans by Dove World Outreach Center, based in Gainesville, Florida, to organize an "International Day of Burning a Koran" September 11 to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks of 2001 World Trade Center in New York."[The] event could cause a reaction against Christian in Indonesia," said Archbishop Bumbuna.
"It's usually in the form of fire from churches or difficulty in obtaining building permits," he said.
"It could also spark racial violence among people in Asia and Africa, where Muslims are numerous," he added.
Recognizing that the anti-Christian is less visible in the province of West Kalimantan predominantly Christian, Archbishop Bumbuna note that the effect of any reaction would likely be felt by those living in Java, where Muslims form the majority.
Bishop Bumbuna expressed confidence that the Church in Indonesia would not tolerate efforts to create hostility between the followers of a religion.
He added that he did not believe that the position of the Church of the Florida's point of view of most Americans.
"The hostility is not characteristic of Christians, he said, calling the U.S. government to take firm action.
The Dove World Outreach Center was founded in September 1986
Quran burning raises fear of violence here, elsewhere
Howard said that a year ago when the church began to post signs stating that "Islam is the devil," he said to set up an appointment with Jones. Jones never returned the call, Howard said.
Jones has not returned phone calls and several e-mails from the Sun seeking comments.
The mayor said he plans to participate in a number of prayers that have been scheduled in response to plans Dove world. Convictions Dove's world also continue to pay the four corners of the globe.
On Tuesday, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Saudi Arabia-based international organization and an observer at the United Nations, expressed "fear that the fire of the Holy Koran, which preaches peace and tolerance and cons the murder of innocent lives, would evoke anger across the Muslim world and cause trouble. "
Others, Atheists of Florida to the National Association of Evangelicals, denounced the burning.
The Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., which monitors hate groups and domestic terrorists, has also taken note of the dove of the world.
"We do not list as a hate group yet," research director Heidi Beirich said. "You'd better believe they will be on the list next year."
The organization lists 51 hate groups - defined as organizations "that attack or malign an entire class of people" - in Florida, the Nation of Islam to the Ku Klux Klan.
On Sunday during his sermon, Jones acknowledged that the burning of copies of the Koran would not be popular, but he said it was necessary, comparing himself and his church to Mordecai, who in the Bible has refused to comply with government representatives and triggering an angry plot to kill Jewish people.
Jones expressed his disgust at Trinity United Methodist Church a few blocks away that will host an interfaith prayer service on Sept. 10.
Call Dan Johnson, Chief Minister of Trinity, and the congregation of the church "of cowardice, Christians yellow-bellied," he said it was unfathomable that a group of Christians would join with Muslims, Hindus and Jews to vote against a Christian church.
"Our nation is in spiritual ruin," he said
Jones has not returned phone calls and several e-mails from the Sun seeking comments.
The mayor said he plans to participate in a number of prayers that have been scheduled in response to plans Dove world. Convictions Dove's world also continue to pay the four corners of the globe.
On Tuesday, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Saudi Arabia-based international organization and an observer at the United Nations, expressed "fear that the fire of the Holy Koran, which preaches peace and tolerance and cons the murder of innocent lives, would evoke anger across the Muslim world and cause trouble. "
Others, Atheists of Florida to the National Association of Evangelicals, denounced the burning.
The Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., which monitors hate groups and domestic terrorists, has also taken note of the dove of the world.
"We do not list as a hate group yet," research director Heidi Beirich said. "You'd better believe they will be on the list next year."
The organization lists 51 hate groups - defined as organizations "that attack or malign an entire class of people" - in Florida, the Nation of Islam to the Ku Klux Klan.
On Sunday during his sermon, Jones acknowledged that the burning of copies of the Koran would not be popular, but he said it was necessary, comparing himself and his church to Mordecai, who in the Bible has refused to comply with government representatives and triggering an angry plot to kill Jewish people.
Jones expressed his disgust at Trinity United Methodist Church a few blocks away that will host an interfaith prayer service on Sept. 10.
Call Dan Johnson, Chief Minister of Trinity, and the congregation of the church "of cowardice, Christians yellow-bellied," he said it was unfathomable that a group of Christians would join with Muslims, Hindus and Jews to vote against a Christian church.
"Our nation is in spiritual ruin," he said
Quran burning raises fear of violence here, elsewhere
Some game has already taken place. A vandal has recently threw an unknown object through a sign on the property world Dove, police said, and someone posted the word "stupid" over the word "church" on a sign indicating Dove motorists worldwide.
John L. Esposito, professor of religion and director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, said he is not sure there will be retaliation here. What is certain is that the debate about Ground Zero and the burning Koran is proof of America case of "Islamophobia", which he said was in development before the attacks of September 11, 2001 of terrorism.
Esposito, co-author of the book "Who Speaks for Islam?: What a billion Muslims really think," said data show that the majority of Muslims want better relations with the West and admire many of its democratic principles.
"Nobody looks at the data," he said. "What is debited isolated actions that are committed."
He also said the national media should be more responsible in how they report incidents such as prescribed burning Quran and wondering how credible people like Jones.
"The fact is that is not for a title," Esposito said.
Lowe said that some recent media reports - national and international - have hinted that Dove World more influence in the community, it really feels.
On his office Wednesday, the mayor had a copy of a proclamation declaring September 11 "Day of ecumenical solidarity.
He was appalled, "he said, the reputation of his city has received because of a handful of promoters.
"You have, I believe, heard the end of the tail wagging the dog," said Lowe. "It's like the flea wagging the dog."
In the spring, Dove global protest against Lowe's mayoral campaign because he is gay, and in June members organized a "no homo Mayor" protest against city hall.
Lowe said he has not spoken with Jones but Cecil Howard, director of the City Office of Equal Opportunities, said he tried to speak with the pastor of the church
John L. Esposito, professor of religion and director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, said he is not sure there will be retaliation here. What is certain is that the debate about Ground Zero and the burning Koran is proof of America case of "Islamophobia", which he said was in development before the attacks of September 11, 2001 of terrorism.
Esposito, co-author of the book "Who Speaks for Islam?: What a billion Muslims really think," said data show that the majority of Muslims want better relations with the West and admire many of its democratic principles.
"Nobody looks at the data," he said. "What is debited isolated actions that are committed."
He also said the national media should be more responsible in how they report incidents such as prescribed burning Quran and wondering how credible people like Jones.
"The fact is that is not for a title," Esposito said.
Lowe said that some recent media reports - national and international - have hinted that Dove World more influence in the community, it really feels.
On his office Wednesday, the mayor had a copy of a proclamation declaring September 11 "Day of ecumenical solidarity.
He was appalled, "he said, the reputation of his city has received because of a handful of promoters.
"You have, I believe, heard the end of the tail wagging the dog," said Lowe. "It's like the flea wagging the dog."
In the spring, Dove global protest against Lowe's mayoral campaign because he is gay, and in June members organized a "no homo Mayor" protest against city hall.
Lowe said he has not spoken with Jones but Cecil Howard, director of the City Office of Equal Opportunities, said he tried to speak with the pastor of the church
Quran burning raises fear of violence here, elsewhere
As he took the pulpit to deliver his Sunday sermon, Terry Jones has acknowledged the potentially violent storm that erupted in response to his church plans to burn copies of the Quran on September 11."Everyone bring a gun to shoot us?" Jones asked, causing a few laughs.
But some posting comments on jihadist websites are not laughing, vowing revenge against his church, the Dove World Outreach Center, which had about 30 participants to its Sunday service.
"Now, I want the bomb in this church as a revenge for Allah's good to talk," wrote someone who identified himself as Abu Dujanah, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
In law enforcement response form region, reports on plans Jones has gone international - from Mumbai to Melbourne, with some media, including the Journal, describing as a Gainesville world Dove "mega-church."
Although city officials are concerned about the effect on the image Gainesville, they say the most urgent is the potential troubles.
The FBI and state and local agencies to monitor law enforcement is the threat of violence has promised, if the church follows through with its plans to burn the Muslim holy book, the Gainesville Police Department Major Rick Hanna said.
"We're over that, and we take it seriously," Hanna said, adding that the Police Department is sharing information with the FBI and police investigators questioned Jones about the threats that he has received.
On the Day of the Dove intention of burning the Koran - plans for which the city denied a permit - thousands of people will be in town for the University of Florida football game against the University of South Florida .Hanna said law enforcement will have "all hands on deck."
And while leaders Mayor Craig Lowe and religious city said they hoped to calm the situation by showing the world Gainesville does not support Dove world, threats rained in.
Evan Kohlmann, who runs the sites activist based in New York Flashpoint Global Partners, said a suicide bomber threatened to drive a truck in the church and others have talked about burning the building.
"It is difficult to say how the discussions are serious, but they talk about it," said Kohlmann.
After a Danish newspaper published caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed 2005, online discussion eventually turned to violence, "he said.
The BBC has reported that dozens were killed in violent protests across the world, and in January an intruder with an ax was shot by police after he broke into the house cartoonist.
Jones plans come amid a national debate over a proposed Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero in Manhattan.
Kohlmann said the anti-Islam rhetoric in the debate on the so-called "Ground Zero" mosque and burning Koran Jones is used as propaganda for Al-Qaeda and other extremists, and he urged Jones to reverse.
"If drawing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad was not enough to generate suicide bombers and an offer by al-Qaida to give the money to go kill these people, what do you think is going to burn a Koran?" Kohlmann said. "It may not be in Gainesville. It may not be in Tallahassee. It may not be in Florida. But the price will be paid for that."
But some posting comments on jihadist websites are not laughing, vowing revenge against his church, the Dove World Outreach Center, which had about 30 participants to its Sunday service.
"Now, I want the bomb in this church as a revenge for Allah's good to talk," wrote someone who identified himself as Abu Dujanah, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
In law enforcement response form region, reports on plans Jones has gone international - from Mumbai to Melbourne, with some media, including the Journal, describing as a Gainesville world Dove "mega-church."
Although city officials are concerned about the effect on the image Gainesville, they say the most urgent is the potential troubles.
The FBI and state and local agencies to monitor law enforcement is the threat of violence has promised, if the church follows through with its plans to burn the Muslim holy book, the Gainesville Police Department Major Rick Hanna said.
"We're over that, and we take it seriously," Hanna said, adding that the Police Department is sharing information with the FBI and police investigators questioned Jones about the threats that he has received.
On the Day of the Dove intention of burning the Koran - plans for which the city denied a permit - thousands of people will be in town for the University of Florida football game against the University of South Florida .Hanna said law enforcement will have "all hands on deck."
And while leaders Mayor Craig Lowe and religious city said they hoped to calm the situation by showing the world Gainesville does not support Dove world, threats rained in.
Evan Kohlmann, who runs the sites activist based in New York Flashpoint Global Partners, said a suicide bomber threatened to drive a truck in the church and others have talked about burning the building.
"It is difficult to say how the discussions are serious, but they talk about it," said Kohlmann.
After a Danish newspaper published caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed 2005, online discussion eventually turned to violence, "he said.
The BBC has reported that dozens were killed in violent protests across the world, and in January an intruder with an ax was shot by police after he broke into the house cartoonist.
Jones plans come amid a national debate over a proposed Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero in Manhattan.
Kohlmann said the anti-Islam rhetoric in the debate on the so-called "Ground Zero" mosque and burning Koran Jones is used as propaganda for Al-Qaeda and other extremists, and he urged Jones to reverse.
"If drawing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad was not enough to generate suicide bombers and an offer by al-Qaida to give the money to go kill these people, what do you think is going to burn a Koran?" Kohlmann said. "It may not be in Gainesville. It may not be in Tallahassee. It may not be in Florida. But the price will be paid for that."
Religious leaders call for solidarity against Quran burning
Twenty religious leaders representing the three religions and a number of denominations stood together on the steps of City Hall at noon Thursday, a show of solidarity against a small church that commissioned Gainesville worldwide attention for its plan to burn the Koran September 11.With the city in the "spiritual center of a storm," the Rev. Larry Reimer, a minister of the United Church of Gainesville, has called on citizens to rally Muslims "at a time when so much venom is directed towards them. "
While the national debate "Ground Zero" mosque was not mentioned by name, the discussion increasingly outspoken about Islam in this country was clearly implied.
The common enemy said, however, was Terry Jones, senior pastor at Dove World Outreach Center, a church of 50 members nestled between the quiet areas in northwest Gainesville.
To mark the ninth anniversary of 9 / 11 terrorist attacks, Jones and his congregation had planned to burn the Muslim holy book on the lawn of their church.
The move has made international headlines and prompted a number of death threats.
While Muslim leaders in Cairo Orlando Jones sentenced, some have also condemned threats of violence against him.
In a statement released Wednesday and signed by 15 imams and Ahmed Al Mehdawi the Islamic Center of Gainesville, the American Muslim Association of North America has called on all Muslims, friends and associates to adopt a plan for all sorts of violence against the Dove World Church in Gainesville, Florida. "
While the national debate "Ground Zero" mosque was not mentioned by name, the discussion increasingly outspoken about Islam in this country was clearly implied.
The common enemy said, however, was Terry Jones, senior pastor at Dove World Outreach Center, a church of 50 members nestled between the quiet areas in northwest Gainesville.
To mark the ninth anniversary of 9 / 11 terrorist attacks, Jones and his congregation had planned to burn the Muslim holy book on the lawn of their church.
The move has made international headlines and prompted a number of death threats.
While Muslim leaders in Cairo Orlando Jones sentenced, some have also condemned threats of violence against him.
In a statement released Wednesday and signed by 15 imams and Ahmed Al Mehdawi the Islamic Center of Gainesville, the American Muslim Association of North America has called on all Muslims, friends and associates to adopt a plan for all sorts of violence against the Dove World Church in Gainesville, Florida. "
Planned Quran fire could endanger the troops, Petraeus warns
The American commander in Afghanistan on Monday criticized the plan for a church in Florida to burn copies of the Koran on September 11, warning of the event "could cause significant problems" for U.S. troops overseas."It could endanger the troops and it could jeopardize the entire effort in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus said in a statement released Monday.The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., plans to mark the anniversary of September Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington by burning copies of the Muslim holy book. The Church insists the event is "neither an act of love or hatred, but a warning against what he calls the threat posed by Islam.The event has drawn criticism from Muslims in the United States and abroad, with thousands of Indonesians rally outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday to protest against the burning set Koran.
The burning is not only an insult to the holy Quran, but an insult to Islam and Muslims around the world," said Muhammad Ismail, a spokesman for the hard-line Indonesian Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
With about 120,000 U.S. and NATO-led troops still battling al Qaeda and its allies in the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement, Petraeus warned that burning Qurans "is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems -- not just here, but everywhere in the world we are engaged with the Islamic community."
And one of his deputies, Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, told CNN's "The Situation Room" that event "has already stirred up a lot of discussion and concern" among Afghans.
"We very much feel that this can jeopardize the safety of our men and women that are serving over here in the country," said Caldwell, the head of NATO efforts to train Afghan security forces.
Caldwell said American troops "are over here to defend the rights of American citizens, and we're not debating the First Amendment rights that people have." But he added, "What I will tell you is that their very actions will in fact jeopardize the safety of the young men and women who are serving in uniform over here and also undermine the very mission that we're trying to accomplish."
"I would hope they would understand that there are second- and third-order effects that will occur that will affect that young man and woman who's out there on point for America, serving their nation today, because of their actions back in the United States," he said.
In a statement on its website, the Dove World Outreach Center said it plans to burn Qurans "to warn about the teaching and ideology of Islam, which we do hate as it is hateful." Its pastor, Terry Jones, has written a book entitled "Islam is of the Devil," and the church sells coffee mugs and shirts featuring the phrase. But the church says its animus is not aimed at individual Muslims.
"We love, as God loves, all the people in the world and we want them to come to a knowledge of the truth," it states.
Jones canceled a planned appearance on CNN's "Rick's List" to discuss the controversy Monday afternoon. Plemon el-Amin, the imam of an Atlanta, Georgia, mosque, said that Jones' criticism of Islam is "really quite uninformed."
"But in America, there is the freedom to be ignorant," el-Amin said. "The only problem is in the world, many people don't understand that particular freedom. So what he is doing is like shouting fire in a theater, in a world theater, and people are upset."
El-Amin said Jones has boasted of never reading the Quran, so "He doesn't know that he's going to burn a book that has some of the most beautiful passages about Christ Jesus throughout, as well as Moses, Abraham and all of the prophets he reads about and says he follows in the Bible." But he said the best strategy would be to ignore Jones, "like we do people on corners saying the end of the world is coming."
Other religious organizations have joined with U.S. Muslim groups to oppose the Quran-burning. The National Association of Evangelicals is urging the church to cancel the event, warning it could cause worldwide tension between the two religions, and Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu leaders in Gainesville have organized a "Gathering for Peace, Understanding and Hope" the night before the scheduled Quran burning.
In addition, an armed Christian organization that had pledged to protect the Dove World Outreach Center withdrew its support from the Quran-burning last week, stating the event "may diminish the work of the Holy Spirit to witness to Muslims."
That group's founder, Shannon Carson, said he agrees with the church's stance on Islam, which he called a cult "that is invading our nation." But he complained that the "liberal media" is using stories on Jones's plans "to distract, divide and enrage the public."
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