BERLIN (AP) — A leader at a German evangelical church founded by Terry Jones said Wednesday he has no doubt the Florida-based preacher will carry out plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, though his former congregation is "shocked and surprised" at his stance.
Stephan Baar of the Christian Community of Cologne, founded by Jones in the 1980s, said although the congregation has had no contact with the 58-year-old preacher since throwing him out in 2008, he does not expect Jones to cave in to pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.
"He was always someone who, when he had set his mind to something, would follow through with it until he …
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