Skateboarder Stops Extremist From Burning The Qur'an

As news that Rev. Terry Jones of the Dove Outreach Center planned to publicly burn a Qur'an — an operation which appears to have been called off, for now — raced around the world, many in the Muslim world reacted with angry protests, feeling that Jones' actions were indicative of an America that was indifferent to the sensitivities of the Islamic faith.

Yet on Saturday, the day that Jones had dubbed "International Burn a Qur'an Day," one American stepped forward to fight back against the rising tide of Islamophobia among the far-right.

In Amarillo, Texas, David Grisham, director of Repent Amarillo, "which aims to deter promiscuity, homosexuality and non-Christian worship practices through confrontation and prayer," planned to burn the Islamic holy text at a public gathering. But before he could set the book ablaze, a 23 year-old skateboarder named Jacob Isom swooped in and grabbed it: A planned Quran burning Saturday in Amarillo was thwarted by a 23-year-old carrying a skateboard and wearing a T-shirt with "I'm in Repent Amarillo No Joke" scrawled by hand on the back. Jacob Isom, 23, grabbed David Grisham's Quran when he became distracted while arguing with several residents at Sam Houston Park about the merits of burning the Islamic holy book. "You're just trying to start Holy Wars," Isom said of Grisham after he gave the book to a religious leader from the Islamic Center of Amarillo.

Local news station News Channel 10 covered the event and interviewed Isom. Isom told News Channel 10 that "he heard something about burning the Qur'an. Then I snuck up behind [Grisham] and told him, 'Dude, you have no Qur'an,' and took off." Watch it:

As Amarillo Citizens Against Repent Amarillo's Facebook page shows, Isom made sure the book made it into the safe hands of a smiling local Muslim leader.

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[JagermeisterDetox]

@TheJoeB1Kanobe Christians who have threatened my life? my own father actually. So more Christians have threatened my life than Muslims. besides, I don't support Muslims, I just don't care. That's the opposite of support if anything. I'm trying to get it into your head that by being paranoid and shit scared of Muslims, the terrorists are winning. They want you to think this, while the reality is the opposite.

And why did you completely ignore the other points I made to you?

[TheUltimateCynic]

This man in the video, my friends, is a prime example of a 'useful idiot'.

[dubyamoney]

@ArianWhite please stop writing rubbish and go away fool!!!

[ArianWhite]

Would Jacob Isom have done the same thing to a group of angry Muslims preparing to burn a Bible?

NOOOO!

He's a little punk-ass useful idiot that protests "politically-correct" issues ...but NOT when it's politically INcorrect. He's the kind of knob-gobbler who will scream "RACIST!!" when White people stick together...but smile a nervous smile and say "What's up?" to a group of negroes chanting "Death to Whitey!!"

Die, Jacob Isom.

[63schmitty]

dude you have no koran lol nice rat tail freak burn that fucking book

[MAGICShSOe]

I didn't c a skateboarder

[dnz1able]

@Hugh33h Iran is not a Muslim country, There is no such thing as shia Islam ,

No matter how much CNN tells you.

[ismat45]

QURAN is not a written Book like earlier ones but 'KALAMULLAH' a direct sermon delivered by Allah to humanity if they would like to ponder;here is a specimen of Allah's speech addressed to his creature:

go to Youtube & search "Surah Rahman - Beautiful and Heart trembling Quran recitation by Syed Sadaqat Ali"

[Ryakki]

@sarashitzu

You should read the bible some time, and look at all the capitol punishments for thought crimes, orders of murder, horror, rape.

There's no one in the world that comes close to following the teachings of Jesus regardless. If you claim to be a christian, and believe the dogma, you're a christian.

Your point of view is just... mind numbing.

[sarashitzu]

Anyone claiming to be christian and threatening someones life is no christian don't drag the name of Christ into this mix,

[TheCGIMaster]

"Dude you have no Koran"

ISOM'S WORDS OF WISDOM!!!!!!