Burning the Quran is a Dangerous and Stupid Move
August 31, 2010 at 2:49 PM 3 comments
Undoubtedly you heard about the Florida fundamentalist “Christian” pastor, Terry Jones, who is planning on holding a Quran-burning ceremony on 9/11. Well, he and his congregation, and those who support him, have no idea how dangerous and stupid a move that is:
The threatened bonfire burning of the Quran, however, is a different matter — with more severe connotations. Even if undertaken by Jones, a Florida bigot with a minuscule congregation, most of whom likely could not find the Middle East on a map, it is seen as an act of religious warfare. Domestically, the Dove Church may already feel like old news, but in the Middle East, the resonance is deep, clear and threatening.
“Attacking the religious symbols of others is a kind of terrorism,” the Rev. Andrea Zaki Stephanous, vice-general director of the Protestant Church of Egypt,told The Root. “It dehumanizes and is a form of violence.”
Whatever happened to the feeling that we wanted to be” better” than the terrorists?
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jonolan | August 31, 2010 at 2:55 PM
If you equate burning a book with terrorism then there’s no hope for you. You’re just another part of the problem.
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Say It Ain't So Already | August 31, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Ah yes, another person who doesn’t play well with others or understand the Constitution.
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chrish | September 1, 2010 at 9:57 PM
It’s a stupid move on his part, though he has that right – sort of like building a mosque near the former WTC. I only wish the media would not blow it out of proportion and make a national dialog about it. Some stupidity just needs to be ignored.