Terry Jones a Wannabe Muhammed [UPDATED x2]

9Sep/104

Terry Jones a Wannabe Muhammed [UPDATED x2]

The Florida pastor who is planning to burn a pile of Korans this weekend runs a church that has established a variety of cult-like rules for individuals studying to become ministers, according to the group’s “rulebook.”

The Dove World Outreach Center (DWOC), headed by Islam-hating Rev. Terry Jones, has been widely denounced for its September 11 bonfire plans. The tiny Gainesville church is headed by Jones and his wife Sylvia, a co-pastor.

The DWOC’s “Academy Rulebook,” a copy of which you’ll find here, was created in November 2007 by Sylvia Jones. The document, which details the standards to which a prospective DWOC minister must adhere, addresses topics such as behavior, study, and communication. It is also filled with the kind of creepy directions that are often associated with cults.

Nothing worse than totalitarian professional jealousy.

UPDATE: Who apparently gets results. He agrees not to burn Korans, Rauf (apparently) agrees to move mosque.

REUPDATE: Seems that Rauf's now saying there's no such deal.

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Buelldawg
September 9th, 2010 - 13:07

I don’t even know what to say. What a nut job. Obviously, a cult.

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SDN
September 9th, 2010 - 13:33

“addresses topics such as behavior, study, and communication”

You mean, kind of like Sharia?

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Snaqwells
September 9th, 2010 - 15:23

Lots of David Koresh wannabes out there; some even get publicity every now and then. Fortunately, that level of psychopathic charisma is rare.

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KillTruck
September 9th, 2010 - 15:42

I was just coming over to crosspost, but I’ll just add my 2 cents here:

JESUS WINS!!!
Totally kidding, you guys. No one really benefits from the ugliness this saga brought out.

The developing scuttlebutt is that the Ground-Zero-Debris-Field-Cordoba-House-Mosque-Cultural-Center Imam met with stone cold crazy Pastor Terry Jones, and that Jones has agreed to cancel his ridiculous, short-sighted Koran burning because the Imam has agreed to move, or at least consider moving, the aforementioned mosque to a new location.

Hmm. If this is true I’m glad, but I’m not glad that Terry Jones little stunt was more effective than the pleas of heartbroken Americans. This is rapidly developing. We’ll see. The only thing I’m sure of is that the notion of Koran burning on 9/11 and building a mosque near Ground Zero are two sides of the same coin.

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