Terry Jones, the controversy-igniting Florida preacher, who first lit a spark on Facebook when he called for people around the world to set fire to the Islamic holy text, is at it again.

The author of a book, with the provocative title of Islam is of the Devil, Jones hopes to gain funding for his campaign from like-minded individuals, asking them to “financially support us as we continue our stand against radical Islam”. But judging by the fact that his parish has less than a hundred members – and his Facebook page only 1,600 followers, his radical dream could be likely to crash and burn.

And for all his radical, controversial statements, his platform is not all that different from what the Republicans are running with. Whether that will eventually benefit the pastor and his burning passion, or the GOP, remains to be seen.