Terry Jones (pastor)
American anti-Islamic activist (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Terry Jones (born October 1951) is an American anti-Islamic right-wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, a small nondenominational Christian church located, until July 2013, in Gainesville, Florida.[2][3] He is the president of a political group, Stand Up America Now.[4] He first gained national and international attention in 2010 for his plan to burn Qurans, the scripture of the Islamic religion, on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks and for burning the Koran afterward.
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Terry Jones | |
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Title | Pastor |
Personal | |
Born | October 1951 (age 72) Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
Religion | Nondenominational Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home town | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
Spouse |
Sylvia Jones (m. 2001) |
Political party | Independent |
Education | High school degree, two years of college |
Known for | Quran burning |
Occupation | Pastor |
Church | Dove World Outreach Center |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
Period in office | 1981–present |
Awards | Honorary degree from California Graduate School of Theology |
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Jones was an independent candidate in the 2012 and 2016 United States presidential elections.[5][6]