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Controversial pastor gets free car for not burning Quran
The Rev. Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who caused a firestorm last month when he came close to staging a public Quran burning, is getting a new car courtesy of a New Jersey dealership.
In the run-up to the planned book-burning, Brad Benson Hyundai in New Brunswick offered Jones a vehicle if the pastor backed down on his threat.
“We heard on the news that he was going to burn the Quran," Benson Hyundai general manager David Canton told CNN on Saturday.
After condemnations from around the world, Jones called off the burning.
A representative from Jones' church, Dove World Outreach Center, called Benson Hyundai recently to see whether the offer was still good, Canton said.
It was. Jones is getting a 2011 Hyundai Accent, valued at around $13,600.
"He stood up to his end of the bargain and we’re standing up to ours,” Canton said.
A woman who answered the phone Saturday at Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, said Jones would donate the car to a Muslim charity.
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I also didn't burn the Quran last month. I think I should get a car too.
Oh yeah...let's reward this type of behavior.
I hope the new car burns to the ground in his driveway.
Unbelievable!!
No i want a house or I am gonna burn all relgious books, Tora, Bible, Quran... lets do this...
I'm imagine what he'd be offered not to burn a Torah ...
LOL!
Me too!
Did ANYBODY read the last line?
He's donating the car to a Muslim charity.
CHRISIS AVERTED.
he is going to donate the car to a muslim charity so they can put a bomb in it and blow something up. hahahaha good one fool.
I would have liked to seen him have some backbone and burn that Ignorant book. To any of you that believe it is more then just a book maybe you should read it.
I could care less about any one burning a book. the freedom to burn one is the real issue. it makes me sick thinking someone can burn our Flag and people yell about how great it is someone can do it.
you dont see any condemnations from around the world about how wrong it is to burn an American flag. but you try to burn an Ignorant book that teaches hate and the world comes to it's defense. that is a very sad world we live in.
I'm with you Todd LMAO!
Does burning 10 Korans get you a Genesis model?
Mike, I think that not buring 10 should!
I just deleted the Quran from my computer.
You get a digital picture of a car
LOL, good ones!
Maybe we should get rewards for not doing somethng stupid and pointless.
We do now live in a society where bad behavior gets rewarded. ie. reality shows, book deals etc.
Yeah really lol. Where's my new car?
Awarding this guys actions with a new car? What the hell is this world comming to.
I think everyone should show their disaproval of this idiotic move by permanantly boycotting this car dealership.
This pastor no doubt studied my book "So ya wanna be a preacher". Chapter 4 shows ya how to get free stuff after you become a pastor.
awesome
I am currently not burning a quran. I like white, but will accept whatever color car they send me. Just curious are they throwing in AC too?
and got a brand new car for it. Now that Rev. Jones is converted and contributing to muslim charity he and his followers should add a minaret to the building alerting all that that site has been conquered, too!
i think he is trading his Bentley for the accent
EVERY Pastor has his price. What a leech
With all the Qur'ans I didn't burn, I should be receiving my Bugatti Veyron pretty soon.
Nice reward for being a moron.
Donate the car to a Muslim charity??? How about donate it to a worthy cause instead of a violent one!
This guy really is a screwball! Have you forgotten so quickly that Islam wants to dominate the world and kill all of us infidels in the US. Helloooooo???
A Muslim Charity is a violent cause ? are you insane ? Your comment just shows how ignorant and delusional and as far from the truth someone could be.
We are labeling a whole religion as violent. This is so childish buddy. Go to school first, learn about the world before you start running like a chicken screaming that the sky is falling.
Muslims wanna dominate the world? Last I checked THESE united States were doing a good job of that. You're an idiot, rid yourself
We all know Christians are never violent.
Love
Eric "Boom boom" Rudolph.
No, that's what Fox news et. al. teaches you about Islam.
You kids come back when you've educated yourself about Islam. This is why so many countries are having problems. People sticking their head in the sand. Try Google.