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Pastor Terry Jones in 2010. His plans to burn a Quran incensed Muslims worldwide.
George Zimmerman contacted controversial Florida pastor Terry Jones from jail in April and tried to dissuade him from holding a rally in Sanford, Fla., to support him in the Trayvon Martin case, theGrio.com reports.
That tidbit was in the nearly 150 jailhouse calls to or from Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the February killing, that prosecutors released this week.
Zimmerman placed the call to Jones just on April 19, one day before Zimmerman’s initial bond hearing.
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Jones is known for his anti-Islam rhetoric and for burning a Quran, which prompted violent reactions around the world.
Read the full report from theGrio.com here.
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That is almost as bad as calling Charles Manson as a character witness.
Try reading the article before you comment.
Zimmerman is an idiot, that's for sure.
Try reading the article before you comment.
#4 and you wonder why this case has so much publicity. Thanks to irregaurdless news like this. Zimmerman took a crap before his phone call and used white toilet paper, A.P said allright publish that as racism.. good one A.P
just sayin..
Wow, those Klansmen sure do stick together...
Try reading the article before you comment.
If people would read the article instead of just reading MSNBC's misleading headline. he only called him to tell him not to try to help him.
And why is this news ......?
Nobody knows the truth.....All comments are pure speculation and how people view this case from there point of view That's all
Shame on NBC "News" for headlining this article this way. Nothing more then a gossip organization.