Facebook revokes, returns Portland (OR) minister's posting rights as drama of Quran burning unfolds

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As political and religious leaders on Thursday pressured a Florida pastor not to burn the Quran, Facebook revoked a Portland minister's posting rights to his page opposing the burning. By the end of the day, the Quran burning was apparently off and the Rev. Chuck Currie was back on Facebook.

Currie's page, "People of Faith Opposed to the Burning of the Quran," had had more than 12,000 visitors who "liked" it -- Facebook's terminology for becoming a fan of a cause -- when he received an e-mail Thursday morning from the social networking giant saying he could no longer use the page.

He had created the page Sunday and had been posting news articles and official statements from religious leaders.

"Burning the holy scriptures of another faith stands in opposition to my own understanding of Christianity," he said.

Around Portland, other religious congregations were also planning displays of solidarity with Muslims.