Fla. Pastor Arrested Before He Could Burn Qurans

SEATTLE PI
By Tamara Lush

One of the man 2010 political cartoons on Florida Pastor Jones' obsession

FLORIDA---A Florida pastor has been arrested before he could set fire to almost 3,000 Qurans. Polk County sheriff's officials say the Rev. Terry Jones and his associate pastor were arrested on unspecified felony charges in the small central Florida town of Mulberry on Wednesday. He had said he planned to burn 2,998 Qurans — one for every victim who died in the 9/11 attacks 12 years ago. Jones is the pastor of a small evangelical Christian church. His congregation burned a Quran in March 2011 and last year he promoted an anti-Muslim film. His actions have sparked violence in the Middle East and Afghanistan. [link]