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Gainesville minister: Quran burning canceled; ground zero mosque will move
The Tampa Tribune / The Associated Press ^ | September 9, 2010 | Ray Reyes and The Associated Press

Posted on 09/09/2010 1:43:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

GAINESVILLE - FBI agents visited today with a minister of a small Florida church that plans to burn the Quran on Sept. 11, as public safety became a paramount concern and President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition. Elsewhere, hundreds of angry Afghans burned an American flag and chanted "Death to the Christians" to protest the planned burning of Islam's holiest text. Obama urged the Rev. Terry Jones to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan.(continued)

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KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; baptists; blackpanthersaok; ericholder; fbi; federalbureauofislam; florida; hillary; islam; jihad; koran; muslims; newyork; obama; quran; religion; terryjones; wot
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Their committing violence in response to this kind of proves his point, unfortunately. I guess freedom of speech and religion is for the Ground Zero Mosque crew, Jeremiah Wright, the Nation of Islam and Al Sharpton, not sad white guys with weird moustaches.
1 posted on 09/09/2010 1:43:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Burning a book doesn't make people violent, it exposes the violence that is already there.
2 posted on 09/09/2010 1:46:23 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (If Obama was the answer---that must have been one stupid question.)
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When will Obama send his FBI thugs out to visit the Imam who wants to build a mosque at the 9-11 Site?


3 posted on 09/09/2010 1:46:46 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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How many FBI agents visited Imam Rauf, eh?


4 posted on 09/09/2010 1:47:12 PM PDT by snarkbait (<<For Rent>>)
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Gainesville police have assigned an officer to stay on church grounds for most of the day today. The officer is writing down the names of people entering church grounds along with license plate numbers.

... and if the police did that at a mosque...

5 posted on 09/09/2010 1:47:30 PM PDT by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
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I guess his mistake it that he never joined the Black Panthers.


6 posted on 09/09/2010 1:47:44 PM PDT by 444Flyer (We are the end of the line.)
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They should come to my house, too, then. I’m drawing funny cartoons!


7 posted on 09/09/2010 1:47:53 PM PDT by fullchroma
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Well, Muzzies have been burning bibles nonstop and burning churches, crucifying Christians in Africa literally, and bombing Jews since the creation of Israel. I for one think that it’s better for the Muzzies that we are burning Korans instead of THEM.


8 posted on 09/09/2010 1:48:02 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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After 9/11 and every terrorist attack since we are told that Islam is a religion of peace, a small percentage are radicals and we shouldn’t judge a billion people by the actions of a few. Yet every free world leader and even folks like Hannity are crapping themselves over fears of Muslim reaction to a parish of less than 50 members, begging them not to do it. Where is the reciprocity? Why the chants of “Death To America” over the actions of a small group of people? How is it that entire nations go crazy over the actions of a few?

The hypocrisy is mind-boggling. It also makes that “Let Freedom Ring” theme song on Hannity’s show sound pretty hollow as he uses his program as a one-sided begathon for tolerance.


9 posted on 09/09/2010 1:48:03 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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The intimidation tactics are just starting.

“So Reverend, nice church you got here. Ever been to Waco, Texas? Great town, Waco. Those your kids?”

10 posted on 09/09/2010 1:49:00 PM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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Obama is a pant load, his angel is Wright the American hater.


11 posted on 09/09/2010 1:50:21 PM PDT by boomop1
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Rarely do we see the defense of Christianity on the level of this effort to intimidate free speech.


12 posted on 09/09/2010 1:50:35 PM PDT by jonrick46 (We're being water boarded with the sewage of Fabian Socialism.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Fox News is about 20% Saudi-owned, IIRC.


13 posted on 09/09/2010 1:50:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
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To: Nachum

I’ve been watching to see how this would play out.


14 posted on 09/09/2010 1:51:14 PM PDT by HollyB
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He should tell everyone that he is going to burn a US flag instead. And then cover a pile of Korans with it and some accelerants and burn away!


15 posted on 09/09/2010 1:51:40 PM PDT by magslinger ('This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!')
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Burn, baby, burn!!!!!!!!!!

He is exactly proving their totalitarian violent stance against this country. They didn’t need an excuse or provocation. This provocation helps draw out and display what they’re really about.

Good for him. Let the matches be lit.

What’s sickening is the candy-assed response from our elected officials/government and many voices from pundits, religious leaders, the bureaucratic elite and even our military. They show fear and weakness to our enemy through their desire to squelch this man’s political speech in favor of the enemy.


16 posted on 09/09/2010 1:52:34 PM PDT by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
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CNN has an online poll asking if this pastor has a first amendment right to burn the quran, and 22% say no. So much for almost a quarter of Americans having even a basic grasp of the constitution. America is done and just waiting for someone to stick a fork is us. The liberals have undermined the nation too far to save it...they have successfully destroyed the nation.
17 posted on 09/09/2010 1:52:54 PM PDT by highlander_UW (Education is too important to abdicate control of it to the government)
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WACO II

Did they bring tanks?


18 posted on 09/09/2010 1:52:57 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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What really is appalling is the great uproar from the leftist scum who has the audacity to defend burning the American flag and wanted every pic and detail of Abu Ghraib and are ok with leaks regarding national security. This needs to be just as much about THEM as this minister. The FBI visiting him was over the top, but what do you expect from these thugs who rule with hypocrisy.


19 posted on 09/09/2010 1:53:10 PM PDT by bushfamfan (United States of America: July 4, 1776-November 4, 2008)
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Gee. Wonder what they found? Matches? A lighter?


20 posted on 09/09/2010 1:53:35 PM PDT by albie
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