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| Florida denies permit to burn holy Quran |
| 2010-09-10 |
| [Pak Daily Times] City officials in Gainesville, Florida, have denied a burning permit to a local church that wants to burn copies of the holy Quran on September 11. Gainesville officials say book burnings like the one planned by the Dove World Outreach Centre are prohibited under the city's burning ordinance. City officials further warned that the church would face a fine if it went ahead with the burnings. The Dove World Outreach Centre, led by pastor Terry Jones, had announced the planned holy Quran burning last month. The pastor has now said that he would likely call off the event if asked to by the Obama administration. He said he had not yet been contacted by the White House, Pentagon or the US State Department. "That will cause us definitely to think it over. That's what we're doing now," Jones said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 denied a burning permit to a local church E-mail this to all your contacts right damn now. |
| Posted by: Lizzy Borden 2010-09-10 19:09 |
| #13 Spoken like true Southerners. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-10 13:58 |
| #12 Sweet tea? Is there another kind? |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-09-10 13:36 |
| #11 Sweet tea? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-10 13:33 |
| #10 Steve S: Afterwards, beer and barbeque. Actually, being Baptists - not much beer, but as GOOD INFIDELS, the BBQ will have plenty of pork - Ribs, chops, etc... Just Ice Tea and Lemonade is the drink of choice... ;) |
| Posted by: BigEd 2010-09-10 13:31 |
| #9 Nothing mentioned about the burning of Qurans in the privacy of one's own home. Back in the day, in response to some heavy-handed patent nonsense, the Interwebs held a Burn Your GIFs Day where the offending files were ceremoniously deleted. Perhaps we could hold a similar event where .pdf copies of the Koran could be downloaded and then deleted to the cheering approval of infidel bystanders. Afterwards, beer and barbeque. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-09-10 13:08 |
| #8 John, do you even have to ask? Shoot, Bush tried to pass a law that forbid flag burning, and the Supreme Court shot it down (if I remember correctly). |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-10 13:06 |
| #7 So if some muslim group decided to pi$$ on our flag or burn the Bible in Gainesville, Florida would officials deny them a parade permit or a burn permit? Would city officials invoke the muslims First Amendment rights? Just asking. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-10 13:03 |
| #6 Now wait a minute, miscellaneous. I've been known to use leaves. I've been known to use the sports page. While there can be no doubt that TP was designed specifically for that purpose and that it is preferable, I'm quite certain that pages torn from the Quran can indeed be used to wipe your ass if nothing else is available or if your purpose is to show contempt for the nonsense that is written in the Quran. Just be sure that you dispose of them properly since flushing them down the toilet probably won't work very well. Maybe that would be the time to burn them. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-09-10 12:43 |
| #5 I guys, I hate to do this, but I need to blow a myth here. Most printed paper is not good TP. It lacks any absorbency and generally just makes a bigger mess. The same goes for most leaves. Matter a fact, handkerchiefs, shirt sleeves, and sock tops work much better. That or just learn to pack a roll of TP when ever you aren't near civilization. As tinder for starting fires now, well, that's another story. Seems this particular book every one talks about does that plenty on its own through EID's, endorsing terrorist bombs, or commanding the persecution or other people. |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-10 08:11 |
| #4 Why would I burn a |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-09-10 07:37 |
| #3 Nothing mentioned about the burning of Qurans in the privacy of one's own home. It is quite likely this practice will continue as it has for many years. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-10 03:59 |
| #2 No, carbon credits is not the phucinguizue. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-09-10 02:40 |
| #1 There is a town that needs a new mayor, city council, and chief of police. The church should go ahead and burn the damned Qurans and tell the city to go F**K itself -- protected First Amendment political speech. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-09-10 01:27 |