Texan saves Quran from burning

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - ABNA.ir - A skateboard-toting man grabbed a Quran from an evangelist who planned to burn the scripture at an event in an Amarillo park.Twenty-three-year-old Jacob Isom grabbed the book from Repent Amarillo director David Grisham and delivered it to a leader from the Islamic Center of Amarillo.According to the Amarillo Globe-News, about 200 people had gathered at Sam Houston Park on Saturday to show either support or opposition to Grisham’s plans.Witnesses say Grisham was arguing with opponents of the book-burning when Isom grabbed the Quran. Amid jeers from the crowd, Grisham got into a car and left without burning any copies of the Islamic scripture. Grisham told the newspaper that he “kind of expected the reaction.”End item/ 159