Pastor apologizes for sign

[Sequoia]

A Baptist pastor decided to apologize and take down a sign outside his church that suggested that the Muslim holy book should be put in a toilet.

In the face of national media attention and overwhelmingly negative response to his actions, including a critique from the head of the Southern Baptist Convention's executive committee, Pastor Creighton Lovelace issued a written statement May 25, according to The Daily Courier and Baptist Press. He said in the statement that he "did not realize how people of the Muslim faith view the Koran - that devoted Muslims view it more highly than many in the U.S. view the Bible."

"Now I realize how offensive this is to them, and after praying about it, I have chosen to remove the sign," he said. "I apologize for posting that message and deeply regret that it has offended so many in the Muslim community."

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http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2005/5_26_2005/ne260505apastor.shtml

[redqueen]

1. That's really nice of him. n/t

[SlavesandBulldozers]

2. after praying about it i've determined he's still a dick.

"It was certainly not my intent to insult any people of faith". really? oh you meant flush it down the toilet with respect and dignity right?

so much for standing up for his beliefs. he folded under the pressure. this makes baby Jesus weep incessantly.

[matcom]

3. i prayed about it too

prayed that i someday will meet him and shove my foot up his fas ass

[aden_nak]

4. Notice this guy isn't "putting our troops in harm's way". Hypocrites.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Really like your sig.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. What a hypocrite! Guess he is afraid of ending up the same as the Pastor

who told all Democrats to leave his Congregation....without a Congregation to be hateful in front of.
How could he have possible have thought these words would not insult people of faith?

"The Koran should be Flushed"

"It was certainly not my intent to insult any people of faith, but instead to remind the people in this community of the preeminence of God's Word," he said.

[Strawman]

7. Any relation to Linda?

"did not realize how people of the Muslim faith view the Koran..."

:wtf:

[blondeatlast]

8. "...deeply regret that it has offended so many..."

Shall we pray for Pastor Creighton a bit of effing FORESIGHT?!

:wtf: did the "good" pastor expect???

What a effing dipshit.

Let me make this perfectly clear: they are INSANE and DUMBER THAN A SACK OF ROCKS.

Others are Christian.

There is a difference, although I can understand the contemporary confusion.

[NMMNG]

9. What a hypocritical lying sack of manure

"I didn't realize how important the Koran was to Muslims....I didn't mean to insult anyone....I'm sorry"


Yeah, right :puke:

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Yeah, "I didn't realize how important" - BULLSHIT!!!

If you didn't think it was important, you wouldn't have felt the need to say to flush it, asshole. I'ts BECAUSE you knew it was important that you KNEW flushing it would be an insult to them.

Asshole idiot.

But then again, he might really be that dumb.

[Lannes]

10. "After thousands of people have written me..

..threatening to kick my ignorant ass...."

[Blue-Jay]

11. Fuck that guy.

He's only sorry that he got some bad press.

[blondeatlast]

13. Nailed it. nt