Terry Jones

Terry Jones Threatens To Sue MI Officials After Arrest Over $1 Peace Bond

Jillian Rayfield | April 25, 2011, 10:53AM

Anti-Islam pastor and Quran-burner Terry Jones is threatening to sue the Wayne County Prosecutor's office in Dearborn, Michigan, after he was briefly arrested on Friday for initially refusing to pay a $1 peace bond related to his planned protest in front of a mosque.

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Terry Jones

Quran-Burning Pastor's Gun Accidentally Goes Off In Michigan

Eric Lach | April 22, 2011, 9:55AM

Just when you thought the sad saga of Quran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones couldn't get more absurd...

According to Southfield, Michigan police, Jones' .40-caliber handgun fired accidentally as he was leaving a television studio there on Thursday night. This is presumably the same handgun he said he intended to bring to his planned anti-sharia law protest in Dearborn, Michigan on Friday, though he's said he's come to Dearborn "totally in peace."

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Terry Jones

Dearborn Mayor To Terry Jones: If We Were Under Sharia Law Would We Have Three Strip Clubs?

Jillian Rayfield | April 21, 2011, 5:35PM

Jack O'Reilly Jr., the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, has written an open letter to publicity-seeking, Quran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones, in an effort to dissuade him from protesting in front of a Dearborn mosque. In the letter, O'Reilly tells Jones it's ridiculous to believe that the city is under Sharia law: "If Dearborn practiced Sharia law, would we have three adult entertainment bars and more alcohol-licensed bars and restaurants per capita than most other cities?"

"None of that should be allowed under Sharia law," O'Reilly said.

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Topics: Islamophobia, Michigan, Terry Jones

Afghanistan

As Protests Continue, Petraeus Says Quran Burning Hurts War Effort

Eric Lach | April 4, 2011, 9:54AM

After a weekend of deadly riots in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus issued a statement on Sunday publicly condemning the Quran burning that sparked the unrest. And in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in the country admitted that the burning has created an "additional serious security challenge."

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Topics: Afghanistan, David Petraeus, Terry Jones