Rep. Hazelle Rogers, D-Lauderhill, took aim at the event led by Pastor Terry Jones planned for Saturday where the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will be marked by burning copies of the Quran.

“I am deeply disappointed by the news that members of a church in North Florida would even consider burning the Quran in displays of intolerance,” said Rogers. “I urge those individuals to reconsider their actions and statements.

“I believe our great country and Constitution is centered on the concept of freedom of religion,” she added. “As someone who is elected from a very culturally diverse population, it pains my heart that any of our state’s residents would behave in such a manner that is inconsistent with American values and traditions. The burning of the Quran would be a clear sign of hate and disrespect that should be admonished.

“I encourage residents of my district and my colleagues in the Florida House of Representatives to speak out against this protest in the memory of those who died on Sept. 11, and for the families forever touched by the horrific incidents of that day nine years ago,” she concluded.