(Sept. 9) -- A Christian pastor today canceled his controversial plan to burn copies of the Quran, saying he had received a "sign from God" and would instead fly to New York to meet with the Muslim cleric who wants to build an Islamic center near ground zero.

"Our thought was the American people do not as a whole want the mosque at ground zero. If they were willing to cancel the mosque at the ground zero location or if they were willing to move that location, we would consider that a sign from God," the Rev. Terry Jones told reporters today.

"We have been in contact with the imam in New York City. I will be flying up on Saturday to meet with the imam at the ground zero mosque. He has agreed to move the location," Jones said.

There was no immediate confirmation from Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf that he had agreed to move the planned cultural center or that he would be meeting with Jones on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.