Pastor Terry Jones earlier this year drew attention to himself and his followers when he announced plans for a Koran burning on September 11. Now he plans a trip to the UK to speak about radical Islam.
Not so fast, Pastor.
Home Secretary Theresa May is considering banning Pastor Jones from entering her country. She has the power to do that if she thinks that a person is not conducive to the good of the public good or if they threaten national security.
In his defense, the pastor has used his constitutional rights card. Yes, United States of America Constitution rights. In the United Kingdom.
According to the BBC:
“Following her comments, Mr Jones told the BBC he planned to speak against "radical Islam", not "all Islam", when he visits in February.
He also said any ban on him coming to the UK would be "incorrect and unfair", and "unconstitutional" in the US.”
Mr. Jones is the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida. His plans to commemorate September 11 by burning copies of the Koran brought attention to himself and his 50 followers. Debate about his plan made for days of public discussion, with some pretty important people voicing their opinion. Before he gave up on his plan, he even tried to include the madness of the issue about plans to build an Islamic Center in the vicinity of Ground Zero into the argument. He finally cancelled his plans.
Pastor Jones, in my humble opinion, you have the same understanding of sovereignty and diplomacy as you do of Christianity.
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