Koran burning

10. September 2010 | 00:32

Koran burning ceremony provokes international condemnation

A Koran burning ceremony to take place at a Florida church on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has provoked international condemnation from military and political leaders to celebrities. (News Source: Daily Telegraph - 12:09:33)

Koran Burning to Proceed Despite Appeals to Stop It

The Koran Burning is set to move forward on Saturday September 11th, the 9th anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center, despite appeals to the Pastor by various organizations including US President Barack Obama and the imam of the Islamic Society of Central Florida. The pastor of the Florida Church, Terry Jones, plans to burn at least one Koran on Saturday. Dove World Outreach … (News Source: ThirdAge - 16:00:04)

Koran Burning Florida

The “Koran Burning in Florida” problem continues, and today is the scheduled day for this act that has already been condemned by many notable names, including president Barack Obama. Afghans have protested burning a USA flag, so imagine what will happen if Terry Jones plans continue as planned. Obama called the plan today a “recruitment bonanza […] (News Source: TPI News - 17:25:20)

How Koran burning in Florida could play in the Muslim world

The planned Koran burning in Florida could provoke a response in the Muslim world like that in 2006 to a Danish cartoon of the prophet Mohammad. A correspondent remembers the scene in Kabul at that time. (News Source: The Christian Science Monitor - 17:53:15)

Koran-burning pastor offers to back down if Obama calls him

The pastor behind a public Koran burning said Thursday he will cancel his plans if he receives a phone call from the White House. (News Source: Middletown Times Herald-Record - 16:16:54)

Koran burning plan: Middle East slams ‘outrageous path of hatred’

Reactions in the Middle East to a US pastor’s plan to stage a Koran-burning ceremony marking Saturday’s anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States ranged from fury to warnings of a rise in extremist attacks. (News Source: Sydney Morning Herald - 20:47:45)

Koran-burning Florida pastor will cancel plans if Obama calls as 2nd pastor plans burning

As U.S. President Barack Obama condemned a Florida pastor’s proposed public Koran burning, another minister planned a similar demonstration to mark the anniversary of Sept. 11, The Tennessean reported Thursday. Rev. Bob Old of Springfield, Tenn. — just 30 miles (48 km) north of Nashville — said he… (News Source: New York Post - 14:32:32)

INTERVIEW-Koran-burning protests could delay Afghan poll-UN

Source: Reuters * Burning of Koran could delay Afghan vote * Protesters attack security post northeast of Kabul (For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK]) By Paul Tait … (News Source: AlertNet - 17:49:15)

Koran-Burning Pastor May Get Call From Obama (Plus, All The Other Reasons This Story Is Ridiculous)

By far the big winner in this Koran burning story is the pastor Terry Jones, who has supplanted Fred “God Hates Fags” Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church as the most loathed religious leader in America. (News Source: Business Insider - 20:33:35)

Koran burning ceremony cancelled

A FLORIDA pastor has called off a Koran-burning ceremony, claiming he has secured a deal to move a planned mosque away from Ground Zero. (News Source: Adelaide Now - 21:38:43)

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