Terry Jones Annoys Me

I am extremely annoyed by the Pastor down in Florida, Terry Jones, who is planning to burn thousands of Korans on Saturday. What annoys me most is the fact that I feel compelled to write about him. My goal is to use this blog for fun; I do not want to write whole bunch of serious stuff. But, this situation is driving me crazy, and I have to get it out.

What does he think he is doing? What is tyring to gain by this? A few possible answers come to mind: He really thinks he is doing God's will; He is trying to attract attention to his church to bolster membership; or He has so much hate for Islam that he isn't thinking.

I know one thing for sure that he is doing, and that is boosting sales of the Koran in the Gainesville area. If you think about it, how many of his members have Korans lying around their houses? In a perverse way, the booksellers and publishing houses are going to be benefitting. Especially since Jones & Co. plan to burn thousands of copies. At around $10 a pop, that is a nice chunk of change.

This Jones character is also creating more hate which is exactly what we do not need right now. He is not acting Christ-like. I am pretty sure Jesus would not condone this. I cannot say for sure, because I have never had a face-to-face meeting with him. But from what I have heard and read, this is not how Jesus rolls.

He is acting a whole lot more like Hitler. Mr. Bookburner himself. The Nazis burned any books in Germany that did not live-up to the Nazi ideology. Jones is burning the Koran in part because he doesn't agree with its teachings. Sounds more Hitler-like.

If he is trying to convert people, again, he is not going about it the way his pastor, Jesus, would have done. Jesus taught people about love and helping your neighbors. He did not go around burning Torahs to get people to follow him. No, Jesus performed miracles and healed people. His following grew from his works and has continued to grow for over 2,000 years. Maybe Jones should take a lesson out of the book he puts so much faith in and help others by doing them a service rather than burning someone else's holy book.

I say to you, Terry Jones, if you want to get people to pay attention and not think you are off your rocker, be like Jesus and not like Hitler. Help people. Head north to Shanksville, Pennsylvania and work on the memorial that they are building to honor those that died on Flight 93. Or go to the local VA hospital and help the soldiers who have been injured serving our country. Or if you are dead set on a bonfire, go get some pallets to burn and have a nice prayer service.

Remember, Mr. Jones, channel Jesus; not Hitler.