Fla. pastor issues new demands
The article published on September 10, 2010 about the Florida pastor named Terry Jones who had promised his followers that they would be burning Qurans on the anniversary of September 11, 2001 said that he would ultimately be canceling his book burning due to too much pressure from the White House. It is well known that over the past week or so there has been plenty of back and forth accusations of whether Mr.Jones' demands have been met (the issue of the mosque being built near the Sept. 11th memorial), either Jones has some serious issues with keeping his affairs in order or the other end is not taking him seriously, and I feel there's a good bet it's both. I think its clear from the actions of the people Mr.Jones is trying to deal with that they are not really taking him seriously. According to the forementioned USA Today article after canceling his event Jones said he wouldn't continue his burning of the Quran if he was able to meet Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the leader of the Islamic center and mosque building near Ground Zero. Rauf responded by saying that he had no intentions of meeting with Jones, but he is more than willing to see someone who is "seriously committed to pursuing peace." I found this very funny, it seems I'm not the only one who has stamped a "this guy's a joke" on Jones' forehead.
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