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MIAMI — A church planning to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 is 'definitely praying' about the controversial demonstration, its pastor said after General David Petraeus warned it would put in danger the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
In an interview on CNN, Terry Jones, of the Dove World Outreach Church in Gainesville, Fla., appeared to suggest church members might decide not to go ahead with the controversial demonstration.
Jones, author of a book called Islam is of The Devil, told the American Morning show that the burning was designed to send a message to radical Islam.
But when he was asked about the views of Petraeus, the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Jones said: "We are actually very, very concerned of course; we are taking the general's words serious. We are continuing to pray about the action on September 11. But we don't know, how long do we back down?"
Pressed on whether this meant the church might decide not to burn the Quran, Jones told the show: "We have firmly made up our mind, but at the same time, we are definitely praying about it.
"We are weighing the thing that we are about to do. What it possibly could cause, what is our actual message, what are we trying to get across?" he added.
A Facebook group has been set up called 'International Burn A Koran Day' and is linked to from the church's website. As of Tuesday morning, it had 8,539 members.
Not surprised the military would be concerned, this action would anger extremists to a whole new level. I understand people want to send a message, they just need to be wary of the response. Thoughts?
