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Quran burning called off, back to football in Gainesville

Numerous outlets are reporting that Dove World Outreach has canceled their planned Quran burning, for Saturday. The planned publicity stunt by Dove World could have put the University of Florida, among others, at risk. The Associated Press reports a bizarre agreement was reached to prevent the burning.

The minister of a Gainesville church said he has canceled plans to burn copies of the Quran because the leader of a much-opposed plan to build an Islamic Center near ground zero has agreed to move its location. The agreement couldn't be immediately confirmed.

Whatever. The Dove World cult leader has been a charlatan and publicity-seeking missile this entire episode. Just fade into the background and get the hell out of Gainesville.