Controversial Gainesville Pastor Burns Quran
Controversial Gainesville Pastor Burns Quran Controversial Fla. Pastor Follows Through On Quran Burning Threat Posted: 6:00 pm EDT March 22, 2011 Updated: 7:10 pm EDT March 22, 2011 GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The controversial Gainesville pastor, who threatened to publicly burn a Quran on the anniversary of 911 last year, has gone through with it. Last weekend, Pastor Terry Jones held a mock trial at his church that ended with a book burning. However, his latest stunt received very little publicity. On the Dove World Outreach Center website Pastor Jones announced a trial date. "International judge the Quran day. Yes. We are going to do it," Jones said. Last Sunday, Jones' Gainesville church was converted into a courtroom, complete with prosecutor, defense attorney, witnesses and Jones as the judge. Jones accused Islam's holy book of promoting violence. So he put it on trial. The pastor created an international incident last September when he planned to burn Quran