On the wings of a snow-white dove

I predict he'll self-destruct.

Enid, OK? Now you're just being hateful.

"We will definitely not burn the Quran, no," he said.

"Not today, not ever," he said when pressed about whether his planned demonstration might happen at a later date. He explained that it would not happen even if the Islamic center is built near ground zero.

Jones flew to New York to appear on NBC's TODAY show and told interviewer Carl Quintanilla that there was no meeting set up with New York Imam Faisal Rauf.

He said he hoped a meeting would take place, however.

"Even though we have not burned one Quran, we have gotten over 100 death threats," Jones said. "We feel that God is telling us to stop, and we also hope that ... maybe that will open up the door to maybe be able to talk to the imam." Source

US fundamentalist pastor Terry Jones, who wants to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11, ran a church in the western German city of Cologne until last year when members of the congregation expelled him. Former members have spoken of his hate-filled sermons and insistence on "blind obedience."

As scheduled, the Quran and American flag were burned at noon Saturday at Westboro Baptist Church. Phelps-Roper squirted additional lighter fluid on the Quran several times when the flames went out.

About two dozen people, mostly church members, were on hand inside the fenced-in area for the event, which lasted about 20 minutes. more...

"I thought it was awesome," Phelps-Roper said afterward. "It was another 14 on a scale of 10."

Westboro Baptist church held a flag and Qu'ran burning this afternoon, calling both items "idols".

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As scheduled, the Quran and American flag were burned at noon Saturday at Westboro Baptist Church. Phelps-Roper squirted additional lighter fluid on the Quran several times when the flames went out.

About two dozen people, mostly church members, were on hand inside the fenced-in area for the event, which lasted about 20 minutes. more...

"...only a handful of area reporters turned out at noon for Westboro's burning. 'I'm glad it didn't get a lot of publicity and it didn't draw a lot of people to the church,' said Imam Omar Hazim, of the Islamic Center of Topeka. 'It seemed people in Topeka ignored what they were doing'...The mayor said Westboro Baptist events are 'kind of old hat now.'"

Phelps-Roper squirted additional lighter fluid on the Quran several times when the flames went out.

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