In 2010, Christian pastor [[Terry Jones (pastor)|Terry Jones]] of the [[Dove World Outreach Center]], a church in Gainesville, Florida, provoked Islamist condemnation from Muslims after announcing [[2010 Quran-burning controversy|plans to burn a Quran]] on the anniversary of the Islamic terrorist [[September 11 attacks]] on the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indonesian Muslims Protest Plans to Burn Quran on September 11|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Indonesian-Muslims-Protest-Plans-to-Burn-Koran-on-September-11-102250384.html|access-date=9 September 2010|newspaper=Voice of America news|date=5 September 2010}}</ref> He later cancelled the plans;<ref>{{cite news|title=US pastor Terry Jones cancels Koran burning|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11255366|access-date=10 September 2010|newspaper=BBC News|date=9 September 2010}}</ref> however, on March 20, 2011, he oversaw the burning of a Quran. In response, Muslims in Afghanistan rioted and 12 people were killed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Terry Jones (Pastor) |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/j/terry_jones_pastor/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404182026/http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/j/terry_jones_pastor/index.html |archive-date=2011-04-04}}</ref>
In the 2011 [[Louis Theroux]] documentary ''[[America's Most Hated Family in Crisis]]'', Megan Phelps of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]] explained in an interview that they deliberately and publicly burned a copy of the Quran.<ref>''America's Most Hated Family in Crisis''</ref>
