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Do you consider Burning of the Koran to be "Un-American? "

Rev. Terry Jones says he will burn Koran on Saturday, anniversary of 9/11. Gen David Petraeus says it will endanger US Troops in Afghanistan. US State Department says it is "Un-American." Yet many consider burning American Flag as a "Political Statement" protected by Freedom of Speech.

I think desecrating anyone's religious book, symbol, or national flag is provocative, insulting, and likely to instigate violence and retaliation. I oppose burning of the Koran, but this clearly is protected political speech under the First Amendment. What do you think?

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Waiwera

I am of the understanding that when "9/11" event happened, the American President and government had the opportunity to adhere to their professed Christian beliefs and instructions (of the New Testament), and show the world that they were able to set an example of forbearance and forgiveness - and to introspect themselves and see the truth of where the motivation of that act of destruction had come from (notwithstanding my belief that the "secret government" of the US had done it themselves to give a seeming valid reason to go to war with Islamic states and invade Iraq in order to keep control of the oil resources).

However, they chose not to show that Christian example, with the result that a war started and hate was enhanced and confirmed in most of the protagonists.

I disagree that the Muslims are not threatened by such an idea (or act, if it is carried through) - they will see it as their lifestyle, beliefs, and ways of thought being spat upon and demeaned. And being treated thus, they are resolute and fiery to defend themselves.... Burning their holy book is CALCULATED to keep the hurt fires burning, to everyones' peril... I don't see how it could possibly help anyone, bar those who would vent spleen and bugger the consequences...

LATER ANSWER:
Well, licketysplit, if I were you, I would be very careful of flinging those curses around; they are against True Spiritual Law and you will have to withdraw them and forgive yourself for making them one day... They are against fellow humans; and it is NEVER advisable to curse anyone, lest it return to yourself to bite you!

FURTHER ANSWER:
Likitysplit - do you not see that this cursing of others is what prolongs the animosity, the warring? And that they are most likely to curse you back? WHY did Jesus the Christ say to love our enemies and do good to those that hate us... if it was not the right nor the practical thing to do?
A person must curse you if something major about you displeases them to the point of HATE; would you rather try to defuse that hate feeling, or add to it?

Its a principle as simple as that...
Yeah, yeah... not so practicable, the way people are... but that was the principle Christ was trying to get people to model their lives after. And in the last analysis, people who are not at peace do not have the opportunities they might have, to contemplate and pursue their spiritual evolution - and that, in my understanding, is the REAL reason why we're here; so its high time we were going about it. Otherwise, can you see that we're all on the road to perdition?

Lickitysplit · 70-79, M

I am sorry, but your fairy tale hallucination in totally insane and without evidence or merit. Additionally, Christ himself was not entirely a pacifist as demonstrated by his attack upon the money changers in the temple. Furthermore, Christ said Render unto God what is Gods, render unto Caesar what is Caesar's. He recognized the differences between the spiritual Godly world and the corporeal world.

There is no conflict between waging a war of defense against those who have attacked us and our individual Christian beliefs. It was not American and not modern American Christians who launched a war against Islam. It was Islamist Fascists, in the name of Islam, who launched a war against the United States and our civilian population.

I did not state that the burning of the Koran does no damage to Muslims. Rather, I clearly, in plain concise English, stated that burning of the Koran creates "no imminent threat to their lives, real or imagined." and I said, speaking of American law that "The burning cannot be ruled the proximate cause of any deaths or violence that results at some unspecified period of time after the burning is done."

Of course the intent of burning the Koran is calculated. I did not deny that. I simply made the point that the analogy of crying Fire in a Theater is a false analogy, which it clearly is.

Let me be exceedingly clear here. I condemn the burning or desecration of the Koran. However, I despise and curse those who attacked the United States on 9/11 and those who wage war against us today. Furthermore, if they truly acted or act now in the name of Islam in accordance with the true teachings of the Koran, then I curse their religion, their prophet, and their God because any God, whatever his name, who would require or sanction such actions is an evil abomination, or those who misstate the words and laws of their God for secular purposes are an evil abomination, just as those who led the Spanish Inquisition were evil.

LATER ANSWER:

So! I should not curse those who pervert a religion, the purpose of which should be to worship and glorify God? I honor all peoples who worship and glorify their God, whatever his name. But those who pervert their religion into something that REQUIRES the worshipers to commit the most horrible heinous murders of innocent people, including women, children, and infants? I curse and damn them to Hell for all eternity!

ianrockwell

i think it is an act of defiance sending the message that we will not be bullied or intimidated. Islam and shariah has no power over us and our freedom of ex<x>pression in this country yet.

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