This story seems to be changing by the moment, but I'm particularly struck by a statement from Pastor Terry Jones, the man threatening to hold a 'Koran burning' this weekend--referencing the 'mosque at ground zero' controversy.
"Americans don't want the mosque there and of course Muslims don't want us to burn Korans," said Jones.
...but wait a minute...America is a country, Muslim is a religion (of Islam)...so his statement is a faulty comparison. Let's not forget about separation of church and state.
Muslims don't want Christians to burn the Koran in the same way that Christians don't want Muslims to burn the Bible.
I also heard an interesting argument on the Today Show this morning. Timothy McVeigh blew up a building and called himself a Christian. Has anyone demanded that no Christian church be built within a certain radius of where that incident occurred?
I guess there is an argument for free speech or right to protest here, but the fact that Muslim extremists may resort to killings puts additional responsibility on the act.
Ignoring this person may be the best road to take, but I don't think the media can resist.
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