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Fla. pastor wins car for canceling Quran burning
"A New Jersey car dealer plans to keep his word after offering Florida pastor Terry Jones a new car if he promised to not burn a Quran.
Car dealer Brad Benson made the offer in one of his dealership's quirky radio ads, which focus more on current events than cars. But he was surprised when a representative for Jones called to collect the 2011 Hyundai Accent, which retails for $14,200.
"They said unless I was doing false advertising, they would like to arrange to pick up the car."
Jones had threatened to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks over plans to build an Islamic center and mosque near where terrorists brought down the World Trade Center nine years ago. Muslims revere the book as the word of God and view its destruction as sacrilege.
His plans drew opposition across the world. President Barack Obama appealed to him on television, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called him personally. Gen. David Petraeus, head of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, said carrying out the plan would have endangered American troops.
Benson, a former New York Giants center, said he originally offered Jones use of a car for a year if he refused to burn a Quran ever.
"I just didn't think that was a good thing for our country right now," Benson said.
He's now giving Jones the car outright because he doesn't want to be connected to whatever the Florida pastor does with it."
I'm going to burn a nativity creche on christmas.
OK, I won't, where's my car?
"A New Jersey car dealer plans to keep his word after offering Florida pastor Terry Jones a new car if he promised to not burn a Quran.
Car dealer Brad Benson made the offer in one of his dealership's quirky radio ads, which focus more on current events than cars. But he was surprised when a representative for Jones called to collect the 2011 Hyundai Accent, which retails for $14,200.
"They said unless I was doing false advertising, they would like to arrange to pick up the car."
Jones had threatened to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks over plans to build an Islamic center and mosque near where terrorists brought down the World Trade Center nine years ago. Muslims revere the book as the word of God and view its destruction as sacrilege.
His plans drew opposition across the world. President Barack Obama appealed to him on television, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called him personally. Gen. David Petraeus, head of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, said carrying out the plan would have endangered American troops.
Benson, a former New York Giants center, said he originally offered Jones use of a car for a year if he refused to burn a Quran ever.
"I just didn't think that was a good thing for our country right now," Benson said.
He's now giving Jones the car outright because he doesn't want to be connected to whatever the Florida pastor does with it."
I'm going to burn a nativity creche on christmas.
OK, I won't, where's my car?
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