Florida pastor says he did not promote anti-Islam video because church website was hacked

bradenton.com

This seemed like something new that I didn't know about, so I checked out the article.

Whether he promoted the video or not, U.S. authorities were so concerned about Jones that Gen Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, asked him not to post the controversial 14-minute video in fear it could further inflame tensions in Libya or Egypt.

All attention is focused on Jones, but why?  He didn't make the video himself.  If he didn't promote it on his website, where's the beef?  There was a story out there that claimed that Jones sent the video to a Salafist TV station.   But it may not have been Jones, but someone else.   A little further digging surprised me, as I was under the impression that Jones only threatened to burn the Koran.  That's not true, as the article reveals the reason for Jones' infamy in Islamic lands.  He "executed" a Koran by burning it.  So, it doesn't appear that Jones did it himself, but a little further digging shows that Jones may know who did it.  Hence, all the concern about Jones.

Jones doesn't want to back down--

“The problem I have is how far do you back down?,’’ he said. “…Honestly, no matter what you do if you speak out against the Quran in any form, that is reason for them to retaliate. They do not tolerate any type of criticism.”

This following quote is ambiguous, so I attribute it to General Dempsey:

Jones said Dempsey had seen the film and considered it to be “in his words, pornographic, not fitting for a Christian or pastor to show and he was concerned about the retaliation it could have around the world.”

Pornographic?  What?  That's a loaded word and not descriptive.  Unless there's something I haven't seen.

If the following quote is true, then our government may be getting a bit out of hand:

He now posts a sign on his church property that reads: “Obama is killing America.” That action prompted a visit from the U.S. Secret Service afterward, he said.

It is against the law to threaten the POTUS, but this is a bit of a stretch.

Jones may have some questionable judgment, as it shows here:

Jones has lost more than his congregation since he first won attention in 2009 for posting a sign outside is church that read, “Islam is the Devil” and sent the children of congregation members to school with t-shirts promoting the same message. [emphasis added]

It may be permissible for Jones to take a stand with his own security, but including children shows that he may be a bit off his rocker.