Posted at WIKI article about "Pastor" Terry Jones of Gainesville, FL and such threats to "burn the Qur'an" --
Also, in Texas, on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a group of protesters made up of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and atheists gathered at Sam Houston Park in order to challenge the plan of evangelist David Grisham, director of Christian activist group Repent Amarillo, to burn the Qur'an on a grill (the book had been doused with kerosene). While Grisham was arguing with them, a 23-year-old skateboarder named Jacob Isom snuck up from behind, grabbed the Qur'an from Grisham's hands, and ran off after saying, "Dude, you have no Qur'an"; afterwards, Isom handed the book to a religious leader from the Islamic Center of Amarillo. Isom recalled that Grisham was "just trying to start the Holy Wars," while Grisham said that he was exercising his right to freedom of speech. Upon Grisham's Qur'an-burning plans being thwarted, he reportedly left the park; he later recalled, "I kind of expected the reaction." Enjoying a "hero" status, Isom took advantage of the publicity to appear on the High Times website and to be featured some months later in the magazine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_(pastor)#Pastor_Terry_Jones
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