THE GUARDIAN: Preacher sparked outrage last year when he announced plans to burn copies of the Qur'an to mark 9/11 anniversary
The controversial US pastor Terry Jones has been barred from the United Kingdom, the Home Office said tonight.
The preacher sparked outrage when he announced plans by his Florida-based church to burn copies of the Qur'an to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America.
A Home Office spokesman said: "The government opposes extremism in all its forms which is why we have excluded Pastor Terry Jones from the UK."
The spokesman added: "Numerous comments made by Pastor Jones are evidence of his unacceptable behaviour.
"Coming to the UK is a privilege, not a right, and we are not willing to allow entry to those whose presence is not conducive to the public good. >>> Press Association | Wednesday, January 19, 2011
So now we have no freedom of speech in the UK. This is the price we have to pay for allowing Islam to take root in our once glorious country. One would have thought that the Conservatives who are largely in power would have seen to it that Britons retain their hard-won freedoms. Alas, the Conservatives today are a shadow of their former selves. I await the downfall of Britain as we came to know and love it. It is just a matter of time, for britons without balls will NEVER be able to keep Britain British. – © Mark
