On September 11 , 2010 , Jones announced his church would never be burning Qur ' ans and that he had reached his goal of exposing elements of Islam as dangerous and radical . On March 20 , 2011 , however , Jones carried through on his threat , and burned a Qur ' an . On April 1 , 2011 , protesters in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-i-Sharif , protesting at this burning , attacked a United Nations Assistance Mission , killing at least 12 people , including at least 7 U.N. workers . Jones described Islam as a false religion that will lead people to hell , and urged to Muslims that the Bible is the only way to God . The congregation held rallies against Gainesville mayor Craig Lowe for being openly gay , and his staff for their purported liberal policies
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2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack
Dove World Outreach Center