Terry Jones (pastor)
Terry Jones | |
|---|---|
Jones in March 2011 | |
| Title | Pastor |
| Personal life | |
| Born | October 1951 (age 73) Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Spouse |
Sylvia Jones (m. 2001) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | High school degree, two years of college |
| Known for | Qur'an burning |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Nondenominational Christianity |
| Church | Dove World Outreach Center |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Period in office | 1981–present |
Terry Jones (born October 1951) is an American anti-Islamic right-wing activist, who was the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, a small nondenominational Christian church located, until July 2013, in Gainesville, Florida. He is the president of a political group, Stand Up America Now. He first gained national and international attention in 2010 for his plan to burn Qur'ans, the scripture of the Islamic religion, on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks and for burning the Qur'an afterward.
Jones was an independent candidate in the 2012 and 2016 United States presidential elections.