Gainesville church going ahead with 9/11 Quran burning

The Dove World Outreach Center is getting worldwide attention for dubbing Sept. 11 as Burn a Quran Day. The church plans to burn around 200 of Islam's holy books during a bonfire.

“The one thing that stands out to us is that the radical Muslim and the moderate Muslim, they all read from the same Quran. So there's an element in that that we feel is very dangerous, deceptive and violent,” said Associate Pastor Wayne Sapp.

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Interfaith group condemns plans to burn Quran on 9/11, denounces 'bigotry'

An interfaith summit of Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders today responded to plans by a Florida church to burn Qurans on 9/11 by condemning "outright bigotry" that they said undermined religious freedom in America.

Terry Jones, pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center, in Gainesville, Fla., that is planning the event, says he will go ahead with it, despite a warning from Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, that it could endanger U.S. troops. Read more at USA Today.

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