Church (USA.) Convened a book burning of the Koran

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Church (USA.) Convened the Koran burning books next September 11

Muslims claim that the initiative demonstrates increased Islamophobia in the U.S..
In the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the twin towers, the church "Achieving a world of peace" called to burn copies of the Koran in front of his temple in Gainville, more than 500 miles north of Miami, and asked that other centers religious to join the proposal to remember the dead of 11 / 9 2001 to face "the demon of Islam."

"Unfortunately in this state and across the country is on the rise of Islamophobia," Ramsey told AFP Kilic, a spokesman for the Center for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

The institution said it would not take any action to prevent the initiative. "What worries us is the anti-Islamic sentiment, establishing that this is a legitimate action and there may be attacks on mosques or against a Muslim in the streets," Kilic said.

The event has a Facebook group (International Day Burn Koran) that in recent days was filled with threats and xenophobic comments cross between supporters and critics of the initiative, and visitors of different faiths.
On the other hand, members of a forum created by the group Islamic Jihad Al-Falluja reacted violently upon hearing the call and threatened to run "rivers" of blood of Americans to respond to the offense of the church in Florida to book Islam's holy.
In his church website has a schedule of activities in which it appears, besides the international day of burning the Quran on September 11, the call on Monday August 2 an act against homosexuality.

The church offers on its website on sale for $ 20 shirts with the inscription "Islam is the devil" and a book by the same title, authored by pastor and organizer of the religious center Terry Jones.

"By burning the Koran are saying enough to Islam, Islamic law is sufficient and enough for the brutality ... we have nothing against Muslims are welcome in our country," Jones said Thursday on CNN.

Several attempts to contact the pastor AFP were not immediately returned.

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