Terry Jones (pastor)

Terry Jones
Terry Jones
	Jones in March 2011
Title	Pastor
Personal life
Born	October 1951 (age 73); Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Nationality	American
Home town	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Spouse	Sylvia Jones (m. 2001)
Political party	Independent
Education	High school degree, two years of college
Known for	Qur'an burning
Occupation	Pastor
Religious life
Religion	Nondenominational Christianity
Church	Dove World Outreach Center
Senior posting
Based in	Gainesville, Florida, United States
Period in office	1981–present

Terry Jones (born October 1951) is an American anti-Islamic right-wing activist, who was the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, a small nondenominational Christian church located, until July 2013, in Gainesville, Florida.^[2]^[3] He is the president of a political group, Stand Up America Now.^[4] He first gained national and international attention in 2010 for his plan to burn Qur'ans, the scripture of the Islamic religion, on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks and for burning the Qur'an afterward.

^ Marzouki, Nadia (2017). Islam: An American Religion. Columbia University Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780231543927.
^ Goldman, Russell (September 7, 2010). "Who Is Terry Jones? Pastor Behind 'Burn a Koran Day': Controversial Florida Pastor Preaches 'Islam Is of the Devil'". ABC News.
^ Curry, Christopher. "Dove World sold, soon moving to Tampa Bay area". Gainesville.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Password Protected Site". Standupamericanow.org. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ Shellnutt, Kate (October 27, 2011). "Quran-burning pastor announces presidential run". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
^ Gavin, Patrick (November 29, 2013) "2016 already here for fringe hopefuls", Politico. Retrieved May 31, 2014.