The Dove World Outreach Center (DWOC), headed by Rev. Terry Jones has already triggered violence internationally with its promise this weekend to burn copies of the Koran (Qu’ran) and prompted our military commander in Iraq to speak out that such a hateful act would put the lives of U.S. soldiers in jeopardy. Jones, however, is unmoved and is willing to sacrifice someone’s son or daughter for his publicity stunt. Now, we are learning how really creepy this group is.
The 50-family Gainesville church is headed by Jones and his wife Sylvia. Its “Academy Rulebook” was written in November 2007 by Sylvia Jones. The rulebook restricts every part of the lives of students including cutting off contact with family members. They warn “[f]amily occasions like wedding, funerals or Birthdays are no exception to this rule . . . No phone calls. Exceptions can be made under certain circumstances but only after receiving permission.” Romantic relationships are barred: “there is no need to talk at all, or even flirt!” Students must be weighed repeatedly and are barred from “eating out in restaurants.” Students are told to “wash or shower at least once a day but not more then 2 a day,” and to be sure to cleanse “Mouth, sweat areas, hair, feet hands.”
For members have accused the Jones’ of abuse and using church funds for personal purposes. They appear to be in the furniture selling business, though allegations have been raised about the use of the church for this purpose (here).
Jones, 58, is the author of “Islam Is of the Devil” and models much of his lectures on the movie “Braveheart.”
Source: here.
This is shaping up to be an interesting Constitutional Law exam question in re governmental action discouraging free speech and creating excessive entanglement with religion by creating the impression of tacit endorsement.
UPDATE #3: FBI agents visit Florida church over Quran burn
UPDATE #2: Rackspace Pulls The Plug On ‘Burn A Koran Day’ Church’s Web Site
Rackspace cites contractual breach of their Acceptable Use Policy, stating specifically it is not a 1st Amendment issue.
Jericho,
Whatever happened to sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll?
Well, ya see, lots o’ the wild ones got old. Now their drugs of choice are cialis, levitra, and viagra so they can have sex. And they have to wear hearing aids so they can listen to the rock ‘n roll music!
😉
No problem. Muslims should start burning Bibles. Eye for an eye.
Don’t know if that will save them all … time will tell
Koran burning has been canceled
UPDATE: Quran Burning CANCELED: Dove World Outreach’s Terry Jones Drops Offending ‘Stunt’
Love thy enemy, right?
Might as well burn your own book first
Whatever happened to sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll, now we just have aids, crack and crazy people…. real crazy people
Zimbabalouie,
Are you exercising your right to be stupid by implying that 9/11 was a false flag operation of the government?
ANother “Lemming” following the lamestream media’s false assertion that muslims had something to do with 911 or any of the other false flag inside government operations that have been used to lie this nations people into wars that were for and about the control of world oil reserves.
Mr. Jones is the logical outcone in a world filled with blowback from covert operations designed to control the opinions of the masses. I for one am bright enough to know that there is no connection between 911 and Muslims so the Reverand ultimately is going to look like a dope.
In America everyone has a right to be stupid and some people are willing to exercise that particular right to extremes.
U.S. Soldiers Allegedly Killed Afghan Civilians, Kept Body Parts As Trophies
The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong First Posted: 09- 9-10 02:18 PM | Updated: 09- 9-10 02:42 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/09/12-us-soldiers-charged-wi_n_710409.html
Excerpt:
A dozen U.S. soldiers are charged with organizing a secret “kill team” which allegedly murdered Afghan civilians at random and cut fingers and other body parts from corpses as trophies.
Charging documents released Wednesday shed new light on the cases against 12 soldiers who served a year in southern Afghanistan with a Stryker infantry brigade.
The most serious accusations involve five soldiers — Calvin Gibbs, Adam Winfield, Jeremy Mortlock, Andrew Holmes and Michael Wagnon II — who are said to have slain three Afghans earlier this year. According to reports, those men would likely be charged with premeditated murder, but may face additional charges relating to obstructing justice, possessing human body parts and retaining mortar rounds for personal use.
Authorities allege that Gibbs kept finger bones, leg bones and a tooth from the Afghan corpses, while Wagnon is said to have kept a skull. The remaining seven soldiers are charged with participating in the cover-up, which included smoking hashish stolen from the civilians, taking photos of the corpses and lying to investigators about their deaths.
Blouise,
Since Sir Stephen was knighted by Queen Noor of Jordan, this seems a more legitimate title to me than the honorary doctorate awarded to Dr. Colbert…
I maintain a strict policy of plausible deniability regarding alchemy – you may only speculate on what sort of alchemical mysteries beyond the ken of mortal man are within my knowledge…
I don’t know about Bob as court jester – he’s certainly good at assuming ridiculous positions, but he tends to get repetitive and irritating fairly quickly.
I assume that any abuse you receive via a noodly appendage is just punishment for some sort of slight against the flying spaghetti monster. You shouldn’t take his name in vain. Ramen.
Slarti,
“Your” should be You’re — Jeep is going to beat me with a wet noodle!
Slarti,
I need a new jester ’cause I had to behead HenMan … do you think Bob’s up to the task?
Right … damn, this crown weighs heavy on my head! Your the one in charge of alchemy, right?
Blouise,
That’s ‘Sir Stephen’, to you… 😛
Elaine M.,
Let’s ask Colbert … he’s an honorary (different school but what the heck)
This guy is crazy enough that he probably thinks that everyone will come around to his way of thinking if he is martyred by Muslim extremists.
I wonder what kind of counter-protest the students at UF are planning.
Blouise,
“And who at that graduate school nominated Jones for an honorary degree?”
I was thinking the same thing!
And what were the reasons given for bestowing the honorary degree upon him?