Dr Tunnicliffe says it is right to speak out strongly against the action planned by the Dove World Outreach Center, not because of ‘fear of repercussions' but because such an act is ‘fundamentally wrong'.

However, Dr Tunnicliffe goes on to question whether the world's media, and religious and political leaders would be willing to stand up in future and show the same outrage when acts of aggression are committed against members of other faiths.

‘Will they have the courage to speak up, not out of some concern for reciprocity or a fear of repercussions, but simply because it is the right thing to do.'

Dr Tunnicliffe points to a string of recent violent acts against Christians, all of which met with relative silence from the international community.

NZ Christian Network - the New Zealand member of the WEA - is thankful for a direct approach made by Dr Tunnicliffe to the leader of the Dove World Outreach Center, Dr Terry Jones, asking him to call off the church's action.

National Director Glyn Carpenter says such an act is simply wrong - whoever does it and whatever faith position they come from - although it has served to highlight a double standard in how such matters are dealt with.

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