· 20 September 2010
For Immediate release
Friday 10th September 2010
The Irish Council of Churches together with Evangelical Alliance Ireland and Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, has joined with church and world leaders in expressing dismay at and condemnation of the plans of US pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida to publicly burn the Koran and call on him to immediately cancel the plan.
Muslims throughout the world have just celebrated the Holy month of Ramadan and as they ask forgiveness from each other and renew relationships it is offensive and entirely wrong that any person or group would engage in such a deliberate act of provocation.
Bishop Richard Clarke, President of the Irish Council of Churches states that “burning the Koran or any sacred text is a depravity and an act of sacrilege. We wish to reassure all Muslims throughout the island of Ireland that we entirely deplore what is being done. This is an act of a lone Pastor and must not be seen to be done in the name of Christianity. We pray that we can continue to build on good relationships between Muslims and Christians on this island and that our friendships will deepen and our understanding of each other’s faith will help us work together for the common good in Ireland”http://islamireland.ie/news/2010/09/20/irish-council-churches-press-release
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