U.S. Embassy: Burn Qur'an Actions Terrible

Embassy (Embassy) United States (U.S.) confirmed that his government condemned the action plan of a sect of Evangelicals in Florida led Terry Jones to burn the Koran on 11 September. Plan of a small sect that has been rejected by a majority of Americans.
This was stated by the U.S. Embassy spokesman, Paul Belmont. "In the spirit of tolerance and religious freedom, the U.S. Embassy would like to state clearly that the U.S. government condemned the plan of a small church group in Gainesville, Florida, to burn the Holy Qur'an on September 11 when the bombing of the World Trade Center memorial," said Belmont in statement to VIVAnews, Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
"We strongly believe in freedom of religion and freedom of opinion, both are universal rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We emphasize once again our position that the deliberate destruction of any holy book is a terrible deed , "Belmont said.
The entire staff of the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, said the Belmont, also congratulated Eid for Muslims in Indonesia. "We understand and appreciate the warmth of the spirit of peace, begged forgiveness, and compassion that characterize this sacred moment for Indonesia and Muslims around the world," said Belmont.
He revealed that U.S. Ambassador elected Scot Marciel, his wife Mae, and U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires, Ted Osius, Wednesday visited the Istiqlal Mosque in honor of Islam in Indonesia. They discussed the meaning of Eid al-Fitr with the leaders of the mosque.
According to Belmont, respect and appreciation from the U.S. Embassy of the Islamic Eid al-Fitr and reflects the feelings of the majority of American society.
"We live in a multiethnic society like Indonesia that respects the rights of peoples to embrace the religion of their choice. The American public sees this as a virtue and strength as well as the people of Indonesia are proud of unity in diversity," said Belmont.
Meanwhile, the leaders of all religions in America have condemned these provocative plan. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated, in an iftar with his title on September 7, that "I am impressed by the rejection with a firm and clear response to the insulting and humiliating actions from the leaders of all religions in America, both from ChristianEvangelicals until the Jewish rabbis, as well as secular leaders and opinion-makers the U.S. in the media. "
General rejection of this activity has been issued by various religious organizations in the U.S., including by: National Association of Evangelicals (NAE, the National Association of Evangelicals), the Southern Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention), the Anti-Defamation League (League of Anti-Blasphemy) and even by other churches in Gainesville, Florida.
Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, strongly criticized the plan and the local government officials in Gainesville has been trying to prevent the execution of nefarious activities that do not respect these interreligious tolerance.