Evangelical leaders decry church plans to burn Qur’ans
The National Association of Evangelicals has condemned plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Qur'an on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
"The proposed burning of Qur'ans would be profoundly offensive to Muslims worldwide, just as Christians would be insulted by the burning of Bibles," the NAE said in a statement on July 29. "Such an act would escalate tensions between members of the two faiths in the United States and around the world."
The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, announced its plans on a Facebook page "in remembrance of the fallen victims of 9/11 and to stand against the evil of Islam." The announcement adds that "Islam is of the devil!"
