Oscar-winning actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is in Pakistan to draw attention to the flood-ravaged nation, and had some sharp words for a Florida church planning to burn copies of the Quran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.
"I have hardly the words that somebody would do that to somebody's religious book," Jolie told reporters in Islamabad after visiting refugee camps in the northwestern part of the country, according to the Associated Press. Ten million people are presently without shelter and more than 1,700 people have died in the six weeks since torrential monsoon rains ravaged the largely Muslim country.
The book burning is being organized by Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center, a small, anti-Islam, evangelical Christian church in Gainesville, Florida. Jones has said repeatedly that he and his congregation intend to move forward with their plans despite warnings from U.S. government officials, who have called the Quran burning a "disgraceful act" that could endanger U.S. troops in the Middle East and around the world.
The church's planned Quran burning has ignited outrage in the Muslim world, but has received little attention in Pakistan, where raging floodwaters remain a pressing concern.
"The floods here in Pakistan have affected almost 21 million people -- it is one of the biggest humanitarian crises the world has seen," said Valerie Amos, UN humanitarian chief.
"I was shocked especially by how high the flood waters went," Jolie told reporters. "In some of the people's houses, it was nine feet high."
The U.N. hopes Jolie's visit will bring attention and subsequent funds to the country. Only $294 million of the $460 million in emergency funds requested by the UN has been received so far, despite what Maurizio Giuliano, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, calls "one of the worst humanitarian disasters in UN history, in terms of number of people that we have to assist and also the area covered."
"There's lots of speculation about why this one has not gotten the attention it deserves," Jolie said. "Even all of the wonderful coverage ... is not getting the response that usually it's able to get."
Because of her commitments to the UN and her desire to push forward with her directorial debut, an as-yet-untitled love story set during the conflict in Bosnia in the 1990s, Jolie recently dropped out of the hotly anticipated Alfonso Cuaron ('Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,' 'Children of Men') film 'Gravity,' which would have put the 'Salt' actress onscreen with Robert Downey Jr. in a 3D action pic about a mother desperate to return home to her child after her team members on a remote space station are killed by debris from an exploding satellite, according to Deadline.
According to the Old Testament, adulterers were stoned to death as well...oh...but I forgot, christians conveniently ignore things in their Bible that they don't like.
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I just cannot see the importance in our country helping this place when our enemies are hiding there. The thought of our country donating billions for them is crazy, especially when our country is in so much financial trouble. I feel for the innocent people there who have lost their homes and families but we in the US have also lost a lot. We have lost our jobs and also our homes. I am just finding it hard to feel sorry for a place which harbors our enemies who want to hurt us. If Joli wants to help someone she should help the people in her own country. This makes me sick that she would go there and give her aid when we need help here. Also about the burning of their "Bible". Yesterday on tv I saw them burning our flag but we are told to burn their holy book is disrespectful. Is it not disrespectful of them to burn our flag? I'm a 63 yr. old woman and I love my country and I just cannot see kissing their a-s the way we are expected to do just so they will like us. They won't like us no matter what we do and I don't care anymore if these people don't like us. We have to take care of our own.
Amen. I don't give a dam about these movie people who will do any thing to get their name or picture in the news. It's the mother Teresa's of the world that do great things in silence that I admire.
I couldn't agree with you more!! EXCELLENT POST! This "woman" wants US to give our hard earned money to THAT country when WE are struggling to feed our FAMILIES!! WHY should we donate to THEM when they HIDE the criminals who KILLED over 2000 AMERICANS??? WHY should we donate money to THEM when WE are losing JOBS, and HOMES and are FORCED to live on the streets because our jobs were outsourced? We have MILLIONS of FAMILIES that were living WITH IN THEIR MEANS up until their job was moved to china or some other country and they are now losing their homes they lived in for MANY MANY years because they were UNABLE to find a different job to support their families! We have MILLIONS that do not have the money to FEED their children and are living in TENTS or BOXES and digging for food in TRASH CANS! This "woman" does NOTHING for the U.S.A yet WE are WHY she has those billions!! She even HATES that Brad won't sell the house in NOLA b/c as she said "I hate New Orleans". If it was not for the U.S.A and the UK this "woman" would not be where she is today! WE MADE HER RICH yet she could care less! All she does is goes to these countries for PHOTO OPS and sell the pictures to paps for MORE MONEY! Why isn't SHE giving her MILLIONS AWAY? She thinks it is PERFECTLY FINE that they BURNED OUR FLAG yet it is wrong that people want to burn their "bible" (I don't think it should be considered even CLOSE to the BIBLE since it "tells" people to kill others but that is MY OPINION)? I do feel that the "pastor" is WRONG in what he is doing because it goes AGAINST what the bible he claims to read stands for! WE are NOT supposed to hate, murder, lie, steal etc... yet this "pastor" IS hating ALL Muslims for the act of SOME Muslims. I do not think they all are bad people. You can NOT judge an entire race or religion based on the acts of SOME people. I do disagree with what the "church" is doing but I also feel that we should NOT give anything to a country that is harboring fugitives and especially one that does NOT WANT OUR HELP!
Why do we even care what some actress says anyway? If she gets upset over book, but not over the American flag being burned then it shows where her priorities are. She feels the need to defend the book that promotes the killing of those who do not follow the words in that book? This is the same religion that stones women for what she has done. Maybe they will condemn her to stoning and lets see how she feels then.
i believe that what she says is what shes ..studied none of us can say anything.. but the fact is ...is we dont like what we dont understand...she is a very smart woman that believes in "causes" shes there.. were not!! ...she sees 'injustice" we dont..what she is trying to do is news worthy so ... give her a break ..do you know all of what she knows about the truth in that country ? no you dont so until you have walked a mile in her shoes ...then you have no right to judge her or speak bad of her ..you only know what you "think" you know about her ..so give her the respect she deserves ..."if you cant say something nice >> then dont say nothing at all" ..
Angelina isn't against us, all she said is that it's wrong to burn somebodies religious book and I agree. i think what Jones is doing is disgusting and disgraceful to the Christian religion. It's also extremely racist.
I'm amazed at how "posed" Angelina always appears to be when she is on these "missions" of hers. That leading picture in this article almost makes her look like a madonna in a portrait. I'd be more impressed with her visits to struggling areas if she went without makeup, and without first arranging for photographers to be there when she arrives.
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This very book would have her stoned to death for adultery along with Brad Pitt.
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that,s true
She has legit concerns, unless you are anti-islamic yourself?
My thoughts, exactly!
According to the Old Testament, adulterers were stoned to death as well...oh...but I forgot, christians conveniently ignore things in their Bible that they don't like.
Amen, to that.
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Why doesn't this person just go away. I am so sick of her and Arm Pitt
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I agree with Angelina. It is very wrong to burn someone's religious book.
It is not very Christian to do this. Jones does not care if he puts our troops (or US citizens) in danger, or he would not be doing this.
I think all Christians should pray for our troops and our Nation, and that Jones will have a change of heart.
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I just cannot see the importance in our country helping this place when our enemies are hiding there. The thought of our country donating billions for them is crazy, especially when our country is in so much financial trouble. I feel for the innocent people there who have lost their homes and families but we in the US have also lost a lot. We have lost our jobs and also our homes. I am just finding it hard to feel sorry for a place which harbors our enemies who want to hurt us. If Joli wants to help someone she should help the people in her own country. This makes me sick that she would go there and give her aid when we need help here. Also about the burning of their "Bible". Yesterday on tv I saw them burning our flag but we are told to burn their holy book is disrespectful. Is it not disrespectful of them to burn our flag? I'm a 63 yr. old woman and I love my country and I just cannot see kissing their a-s the way we are expected to do just so they will like us. They won't like us no matter what we do and I don't care anymore if these people don't like us. We have to take care of our own.
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Amen. I don't give a dam about these movie people who will do any thing to get their name or picture in the news. It's the mother Teresa's of the world that do great things in silence that I admire.
I couldn't agree with you more!! EXCELLENT POST! This "woman" wants US to give our hard earned money to THAT country when WE are struggling to feed our FAMILIES!! WHY should we donate to THEM when they HIDE the criminals who KILLED over 2000 AMERICANS??? WHY should we donate money to THEM when WE are losing JOBS, and HOMES and are FORCED to live on the streets because our jobs were outsourced? We have MILLIONS of FAMILIES that were living WITH IN THEIR MEANS up until their job was moved to china or some other country and they are now losing their homes they lived in for MANY MANY years because they were UNABLE to find a different job to support their families! We have MILLIONS that do not have the money to FEED their children and are living in TENTS or BOXES and digging for food in TRASH CANS! This "woman" does NOTHING for the U.S.A yet WE are WHY she has those billions!! She even HATES that Brad won't sell the house in NOLA b/c as she said "I hate New Orleans". If it was not for the U.S.A and the UK this "woman" would not be where she is today! WE MADE HER RICH yet she could care less! All she does is goes to these countries for PHOTO OPS and sell the pictures to paps for MORE MONEY! Why isn't SHE giving her MILLIONS AWAY? She thinks it is PERFECTLY FINE that they BURNED OUR FLAG yet it is wrong that people want to burn their "bible" (I don't think it should be considered even CLOSE to the BIBLE since it "tells" people to kill others but that is MY OPINION)? I do feel that the "pastor" is WRONG in what he is doing because it goes AGAINST what the bible he claims to read stands for! WE are NOT supposed to hate, murder, lie, steal etc... yet this "pastor" IS hating ALL Muslims for the act of SOME Muslims. I do not think they all are bad people. You can NOT judge an entire race or religion based on the acts of SOME people. I do disagree with what the "church" is doing but I also feel that we should NOT give anything to a country that is harboring fugitives and especially one that does NOT WANT OUR HELP!
Why do we even care what some actress says anyway? If she gets upset over book, but not over the American flag being burned then it shows where her priorities are. She feels the need to defend the book that promotes the killing of those who do not follow the words in that book? This is the same religion that stones women for what she has done. Maybe they will condemn her to stoning and lets see how she feels then.
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Who does Angelina think she is??? Maybe Jane Fonda !!!!! Why don't American's get this upset when our flag is burned???
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i believe that what she says is what shes ..studied none of us can say anything.. but the fact is ...is we dont like what we dont understand...she is a very smart woman that believes in "causes" shes there.. were not!! ...she sees 'injustice" we dont..what she is trying to do is news worthy so ... give her a break ..do you know all of what she knows about the truth in that country ? no you dont so until you have walked a mile in her shoes ...then you have no right to judge her or speak bad of her ..you only know what you "think" you know about her ..so give her the respect she deserves ..."if you cant say something nice >> then dont say nothing at all" ..
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oh, well, if angelina is against it... who gives a rat's arse what she thinks? maybe she and brad could move to somalia or someplace like that.
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They have a house in New Orleans, not much different.
Angelina isn't against us, all she said is that it's wrong to burn somebodies religious book and I agree. i think what Jones is doing is disgusting and disgraceful to the Christian religion. It's also extremely racist.
I'm amazed at how "posed" Angelina always appears to be when she is on these "missions" of hers. That leading picture in this article almost makes her look like a madonna in a portrait. I'd be more impressed with her visits to struggling areas if she went without makeup, and without first arranging for photographers to be there when she arrives.
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