Florida pastor Terry Jones is back. If you recall, he caused an international sensation in pledging to burn a copy of the Qur’an (Koran) and then backed down in exchange for a new car. Well, Jones has now proceeded in holding a trial of the holy book and proceeded to burn it after his flock found it guilty. Jones serves as the judge for the trial at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla.
In a demonstration of public insanity, Jones insisted that it was all particularly legal because “[w]e had a court process. We tried to set it up as fair as possible, which you can imagine, of course, is very difficult.” The trial featured a Christian convert as the prosecutor and a Dallas imam as the defense lawyer. If true, what imam would agree to participate in such a hateful and ridiculous display.
The sentence was carried out by soaking the book in kerosene for an hour and then burned. The church chose burning over “drowning.”
The church then took a stand against intolerance and violence by burning a religious book. With the exception of recruiting Taliban in Islamabad, it would be hard to find a jury of their peers.
In the video below, Jones accuses the Quran of such crimes and “rape” and “deception” and challenges the “so called peaceful Muslims” to appear to defend the book.
Source: USA Today
Jonathan Turley
Florida….it’s always Florida….why do we have such a disproportionate share of loonies?
I hereby declare that March 24th is International Judge the Loonies Day…..
I don’t think we can drown or burn them but we CAN muster a healthy group guffaw….at precisely 4:37 pm EST…BE FORWARNED!!! [and be READY!!!!!]
Gyges,
I am all for smoking…Make sure that the twigs are not less than 1/8 an inch as they contain some containments……Cherry Wood is known to have naturally occurring arsenic… as well as other hard woods…..try something grilled or smoked over this….especially steak….I do like apple and pear too…In Texas its much harder to come by….mesquite, oak, hickory are abundant…they are good but not as flavorful as the others….
Gyges,
enjoy the pork chops. The weather up here in Chicago isn’t too conducive for grilling outside!
Apparently these people think it’s illegal to burn things without a trial.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some pork-chops I want to grill tonight and I’ve got to figure out what the wood I’m using is guilty of.
I know of six books by a man named Beck and two by a former half term governor that these crazies may burn. I’ll even provide the kerosene!
Blouise,
I never win the lottery and I play it often so you are saving money!
I wonder how long this guy will keep his head?
I am betting he is dead in less than 30 days.
Buddha,
If I may add to your “As far as the crap, er, “charges” go?”:
2) …., Manifest Destiny’s attempted genocide of Native Americans.
AY,
There see, smart-ass … Stamford Liberal is putting in a good word for me with her smiting god so if I don’t win …
Of course, I never actually buy a lottery ticket … could be the problem
BIL,
Lol – you strike me as more the type to “do”, not “dare.”
SL,
I have been known to dare. 😉
rafflaw
Stamford,
Say it aint so! Not the Chocolate bunnies too! Oh, the humanity of it all!!! I love chocolate a little too much, I guess!
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The chocolate bunnies are the first to go – stock your bunker and hide them well, rafflaw!!
A) A book cannot be guilty of anything. It is an inanimate object. The writers of a book can be guilty of only a narrow range of crimes, namely crimes of defamation, plagiarism and/or sedition.
B) A church is not a trier of fact nor is it impartial by its very nature. Ecclesiastical courts by their very nature are biased toward one book of fairy tales or another and/or one subset of belief based upon said books. An actual trial does not involve religious teachings unless it is in an ecclesiastical court. Since the books are from differing traditions, any Christian ecclesiastical courts rulings on the Quran would be as invalid as any Sharia courts rulings on the Bible. Ecclesiastical courts have no power at all under the Constitution except as actions of binding arbitration between willing participants.
As far as the crap, er, “charges” go?
1) Timothy McVeigh and Hitler were both Christians who used the Bible as rationales for their crimes.
2) See the above. Also see the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition and the actions of the Conquistadors in South America.
3) See all of the above.
Seems the Bible is as guilty of those “charges” as the Quaran is. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. That you would choose to do so over a book of fairy tales about an unprovable God is simply stupid. So judge not lest ye be judged, Oh Zealots of Any Stripe.
And if any of this offends your Christianity?
Forgive me.
Or not.
I don’t really care either way.
Blouise,
“You’re so lucky … god only gives me losing lottery numbers …”
I’ll put in a good word for ya at tonights confab 😀
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BIL,
“That seems a tad hypocritical in light of the findings of Mr. Waits . . .”
Lol – How dare you suggest god is a hypocrite!
I hear the big guy in the sky is saving all his anger for Peep bunnies and has amassed an army to take care of the soft and fluffy buggers!
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Stamford,
Say it aint so! Not the Chocolate bunnies too! Oh, the humanity of it all!!! I love chocolate a little too much, I guess!
The trial lasted for over 5 hours. There were several expert witnesses called which gave testimony for both the
prosecution and the defense. The trial was respectful, orderly and serious. Once closing arguments ended, the jury
deliberated for 8-10 minutes and returned a verdict finding the Qur’an guilty by unanimous consent on all 3 counts.
1. Guilty of training and promoting terrorist activity 2. Guilty of encouraging death, rape and torture. 3. Guilty of promoting crimes against women and races.
For those who are interested, excerpts of the trial with English interpretations are currently being broadcast (along with commentary in Arabic) on TruthTV.
Well Blouise,
Play the ones that you are not given and your luck should change…then again….you could be hit with another snow storm out of questioning the one that is that was and gave you the winning lottery numbers….Then again…if you won…would you have it in 5 years…see you are being spared…..
Chocolate Bunnies?
That seems a tad hypocritical in light of the findings of Mr. Waits . . .
Stamford Liberal
1, March 22, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Blouise,
Know what else God hates? Bunnies. He told me last night he’s going to smite them all on Easter, starting with that heathen Bugs …
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You’re so lucky … god only gives me losing lottery numbers …
rafflaw
Stamford,
That doesn’t include Chocolate Bunnies, does it???
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Especially the chocolate ones! He’s going to put them all in the sun and gleefully watch them melt …