Evangelical minister decides NOT to burn any Qurans because he believes the Islamic Center in New York City will be moved to new location. This apparently is news to the owners of the Park 51 location.

From New York Times:

Terry Jones, the pastor from Gainesville, Fla., said at a press conference, "We have agreed to cancel the event."

The pastor's announcement came after a growing chorus of demands, from President Obama to religious leaders, American generals and others, that he cancel the event planned for Saturday because of the potential impact on Christian-Muslim relations and the effect a Koran burning would have on American troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.

But details of the pastor's planned meeting with the Imam, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, remained elusive. Mr. Jones did say he got a promise to move the New York mosque, although such an agreement could not be independently confirmed.

"I have agreed to meet with him," Mr. Jones said in reference to the Imam.

"We have at this time no regrets," he said. "We feel we have accomplished our goal. We are very very happy with the outcome."

Interestingly enough I am watching Hardball right now and they are reporting that the owners of the property that the Islamic Center is supposed to be built on have no freaking idea what this guy is talking about.  Apparently they have had NO contact with him and he seems to just be making things up.

Of course that does not mean that little miss "can't mind her own business" did not feel compelled to tweet about it.

Book burner "stands down" -good! Now, followers of book who want to kill innocents bc some people do things you don't agree with: Stand Down
35 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Jesus!  Can't SOMEBODY make this woman shut up?

This is a breaking story so when I learn more I will update this post.

Update: More from the Huffington Post:

Pastor Terry Jones claimed Thursday that he decided to cancel his protest because the leader of a planned Islamic Center near Ground Zero has agreed to move its controversial location.

However, Imam Rauf, the leader of the proposed center did not make a deal and has never talked to Pastor Terry Jones, Park51 officials tell Huffington Post, adding that they are open to all solutions and that the proposed Islamic cultural center is open to dialogue and reconciliation with the community in lower Manhattan.

This has gone on far enough!  We not only have our generals overseas telling this idiot not to burn the Islamic holy book, we now have the President of the United States weighing in!

This has spun WAY out of control!  And the thing that pisses ME off is that it was orchestrated by right wing bloggers, Fox News, and Sarah Palin!  They purposefully started this fire, unleashing anger, religious intolerance, and xenophobia onto our streets and television screens and then sat back and watched the world teeter on the edge of a potential inferno while chuckling at their handiwork.

This insignificant minister, with a congregation so small they could meet in an airport restroom, stuck his finger in the air to see which way the winds of hatred were blowing after Fox News and Sarah Palin inflamed passion against Muslims, and then took the opportunity to put his face and his insanity onto the national scene. He would NEVER have known to do that without Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and Fox News leading the way!

THIS is domestic terrorism inspired by the crap storm that Sarah Palin and her cohorts unleashed on this nation!  If this sorry excuse for a religious leader does ANYTHING which costs the life of even ONE American soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq the blame for that should land right on Sarah Palin's doorstep in Wasilla, Alaska!

This Saturday she plans to co-host an event in Anchorage to "commemorate" the 3000 lives lost on 9-11 (after first helping to fleece her fellow Alaskans out of $75 to $225 per ticket of course), all while she continues to use Facebook and Twitter to fan the flames of religious hatred that will insure the loss of even MORE American lives overseas.

Is THAT what Glenn Beck was referring to when he spoke of "Restoring Honor" in this country?