The pentagon urged him not to and the fire department fined him $271 because he did not have the “required authorization to burn books”.
The big questions are: how much does a permit from the Gainesville Fire Rescue to burn books cost, how many do they issue per year, does the permit include permission to burn Korans and once the fell deed was accomplished did the fire department treat the ashes with the respect they deserve or did they fail to flush them down the toilet? And would they have issued a $271 fine to an atheist burning a Bible?
From here:
About 20 people gathered for the ceremony outside the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., during which Jones demanded the release of Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor, currently in jail for apostasy after converting from Islam to Christianity.
Moments after the burning, the Gainesville Fire Rescue issued a citation against the church, claiming it did not have the required authorization to burn books.
The church will be fined $271, including court costs, fire chief Gene Prince told the newspaper.
The IDIOT. Pastor Youcef is under sentence of death – his case is at the point where he could be executed at any time without warning. And he thinks this should help?
What is the man using for brains???
Christian Solidarity Worldwide just posted this on Facebook:
Urgent prayer request – Pastor Nadarkhani’s lawyer, Mr Mohammed Ali Dadkhah, was arrested yesterday at 10am. Please pray as we await further details.