[Lukeskywalkie]

According to Mr. Jones, they've already received numerous detailed death threats, prompting him to not-so-subtly assert his 2nd amendment rights - which is why the Alachua County Sheriff's department is going to the rally, too.

[Bobboau]

it would especially be amusing considering how the Muslims are supposedly the ones who need to worry about getting ganked in America.

[karajorma]

Actually I'd far rather see him taken out by a serviceman than a muslim. They've got about as much cause to be pissed off and it avoids the whole religious extremism issue that way.

[Flipside]

The Common House Nut, or Homo Insanus flourishes best when growing in an environment that provides lots of exposure. If not provided with such nourishment, they can wither and become unfruitful in a surprisingly short period of time...

Edit: At the end of the day, I seem to recall this Church has a congregation of 30 people? The problem is, when the Media publicise tiny groups of small minded idiots like this, it lets the disparate groups know they are 'not alone' and they start to network. I believe it was once referred to as the 'Parrot Arse Club' effect, by the creator of SomethingAwful?

[T-Man]

Its the sad truth about these matters; the extremists are a pathetically small minority, but the majority of nice people are too polite to be as loud. My only hope is people are able to stop it, or see beyond it and not let it affect them. Couldn't they excommunicate or shut down the church group? The Christian leaders have voiced anger at it.

Best of luck all of those who go to protest; i only wish i could join ya.

[Nuke]

that would work if the guy was catholic, but hes probably a southern baptist which means he has a bat**** insane interpretation of the religion.

[Bob-san]

that would work if the guy was catholic, but hes probably a southern baptist which means he has a bat**** insane interpretation of the religion.

Perhaps the best part of the Catholic church is that there is a formal and quite rigid hierarchy. If this was some parish priest going bat**** insane, he'd be on vacation before the week is out.

[StarSlayer]

Last piece of news I saw indicated the Fire Department had "undisclosed plans" for dealing with the situation.  Here's hoping they involve a pumper truck and a water cannon. 

[Bob-san]

Last piece of news I saw indicated the Fire Department had "undisclosed plans" for dealing with the situation.  Here's hoping they involve a pumper truck and a water cannon. 

Or at least a severe and extremely localized rainstorm. Perhaps on any and all fires set promptly extinguished.

[Mongoose]

Maybe they'll just sic some dalmatians on them.

[Bob-san]

I'd prefer if they used German Shepherds.

[perihelion]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-09-09-quran-burning-florida-church_N.htm

I've just seen multiple news outlets reporting that Jones has decided not to go through with the burning.

... Because he's gotten an agreement that the Muslim cultural center in NYC will not be built on the proposed site 3 blocks from ground zero.

 

[Flipside]

That's the claim, though the organisers say no such agreement has been reached...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11255366

[Bobboau]

yeah, well, it's good he didn't follow through, though it would have been nice to see the mass protest against him.

[Sushi]

Unbe****inglievable.  I'm beginning to think the only major religion with measurable levels of sanity among its devout members on this planet is Buddhism.  Good grief.

Don't we have like 4 pages of another thread pointing out that you shouldn't judge the broader group by it's crazies?

IMHO the willingness of just about everyone to do so (Battuta can probably tell you all of the socialogical science behind it) is the cause of more problems than just about anything.

[General Battuta]

Unbe****inglievable.  I'm beginning to think the only major religion with measurable levels of sanity among its devout members on this planet is Buddhism.  Good grief.

Don't we have like 4 pages of another thread pointing out that you shouldn't judge the broader group by it's crazies?

IMHO the willingness of just about everyone to do so (Battuta can probably tell you all of the socialogical science behind it) is the cause of more problems than just about anything.

I've come to believe that the human mind is set up fundamentally backwards (and this is actually rather frighteningly well-supported by the data): we settle on a notion that pleases and flatters us, and then assemble all the rationalizations and selective facts we can to support it.

Goes for me as well!

[S-99]

I want the book burning to happen and people to go ape ****. This would be one of the greatest days for muslims. So many people are going to buy a qu'ran just to burn it. This will drive up sales, and the holy book makers will get more money and produce more to replace the books purchased.

That scenario right there is actually a good thing. That's why i want to see it happen, almost nobody's thinking of it. The people burning the damn book are people who never owned it in the first place. They will show respect to the book by buying it, and then disrespect it by burning it. In reality i wouldn't care, a lot of holy books will be sold and produced. Great outcome for publishers of the qu'ran.

[Titan]

Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait. In the BBC update a few posts back, he said:

"We would right now ask no one to burn Korans. We are absolutely strong on that. It is not the time to do it," he said.

I know that he never said anything of the sort, but I interpret that as 'we will bide our time and strike at a better oppurtunity'.

And then,

"The American people do not want the mosque there, and, of course, Muslims do not want us to burn the Koran," he said.

"If it's not moved, then I think Islam is a very poor example of religion. I think that would be very pitiful. I do not expect that."

So... if they don't bend to your threat to burn their holy books... they're jackasses?

[Nuke]

i kinda wanted to see the poo slinging in both directions myself. if only to satisfy that nihilistic desire i have to see the world burn.

[T-Man]

"The American people do not want the mosque there, and, of course, Muslims do not want us to burn the Koran," he said.

"If it's not moved, then I think Islam is a very poor example of religion. I think that would be very pitiful. I do not expect that."

So... if they don't bend to your threat to burn their holy books... they're jackasses?

I believe the Pastor's quote there is what legal experts would call "Blackmail"; what an utter d***, pardon my french. Don't worry too much, i think that toilet flushing sound was his little group's reputation going down the drain.

Do you think the FBI would mind, you know, "persuading" his retirement? I imagine many people would apprechiate.