- For being a Christian fundamentalist
- For propagating untenable theological statements
- For possessing a craving for recognition
- For creating a climate of fear and terror
- For allegations of financial impropriety
In this event, it is pertinent to note that Terry Jones’s career in Germany, was reported to be styled as a sectarian leader who used psychological pressure on members to subordinate all activities to his will. The hapless students at the school run by Terry Jones do free jobs without compensation or holidays and sell, pack, and ship furniture for TS and Company, a business owned by Sylvia, the wife of Terry Jones.
Terry Jones recently sparked controversy with a Youtube video in which he purportedly held up the Quran and said this is the book that is responsible for 9/11. He declared that he was going to commemorate 9/11 by holding an International Quran Burning Day, and would burn Qurans in public. His act of intolerance, and classic case of external blame attribution on inanimate objects brought protests from all over the world, and by this simple threat, Terry Jones was able to garner the attention of national and international media.
In a court deposition made on August, 10, 2010, Terry Jones revealed before the court that he held Judaism to be from the Devil, and the same went for Buddhism and Hinduism. Thankfully, he opined that baseball, in particular, was not from the Devil, though he held that baseball was definitely not from God.
Terry Jobs and his Quran burning threat put nations at embarrassment and seriously disturbed world peace and harmony. As a small time hotel manager turned pastor, Terry Jones showed how much harm can be done by fundamentalist threats and threatening fundamentalists. Terry Jones is credited with writing the book “Islam is of the Devil.” After the deposition in August where he expressed all other religions than Christianity to be from the devil, it is possible that his erudite expositions will come in the form of a series of books on other religions.
