Public Safety Crist's Concern if Quran-Burning Event Goes Ahead

Kevin Derby's blog | Posted: September 9, 2010 9:02 AM

Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation in the U.S. Senate election, agreed on Tuesday with Gen. David Petraeus and the Obama administration that the event being led by Gainesville-based Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by burning Qurans will increase the dangers faced by American servicemen. Crist added that he will be keeping tabs on the event Saturday to ensure public safety.

“I strongly agree with General Petraeus and others who warn that burning Qurans as a form of protest on Sept. 11 puts our fighting men and women overseas in grave danger,” said Crist in a statement issued late Tuesday. “In addition to being offensive, the Gainesville protest puts at risk those brave Americans who are fighting abroad for the freedoms and values that we believe in as Americans. As governor of the great state of Florida, I will be monitoring Saturday’s situation closely to ensure the safety of all Floridians.”

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nickwolf

2:23PM SEP 9TH 2010

Since a great deal of the Koran is directly plagiarized from the Bible, this unschooled self proclaimed "pastor" is burning his own religious book.
This is clearly a hate crime aimed at creating violence and inciting mob violence and murder. It should be shut down by the State or the Feds. Its like yelling "fire" in a crowded room...somebody is going to get hurt. So tell the fire department that he is having an un-authorized bonfire, which endangers the City and hit him with fire hoses the minute he lights the match. Then handcuff him and drag him by the beard to the jail. Proof again of the Rabid Right Christian pretenders, and their Fascist ideals.

KRASHKOWALSKISHKOWALSKI

9:13AM SEP 9TH 2010

THE KORAN = MEIN KAMPF & THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO!!!!
BURN, BABY, BURN!!!!!

nickwolf

2:31PM SEP 9TH 2010

You claim that Quran is a book of the devil and deception. However, Quran discusses numerous Prophets of Judaism and Christianity such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jacob, Joseph, Lot, Isaac, John and even Jesus to name a few. Unfortunately neither the Torah nor the Bible recognizes the Quran as the last Book of God. However, the Quran unquestionably authenticates the revelations of both predecessor books. If you still choose to burn the Holy Quran, I would kindly ask you to at least be respectful by removing all of Quran pages that also mention any Prophets of the Bible. In fact you should definitely remove the pages that mention Jesus, Mary and Angel Gabriel. The entire Chapter 19 of the Quran is titled and based on the Virgin Mary. She is our mother too. With such strong similarities in our faiths, would you consider Christianity "from the devil" as well then?