Sunday, September 12, 2010

2 Killed in Afghan Protest over Quran-burning Plan

2 Killed in Afghan Protest over Quran-burning Plan
     This article was about a protest against the plan to burn the Quran on the nine year anniversary of Sepetember 11th. Two people were killed in the protest and four were injured.
     While I respect the courage of the protesters, a demonstration like this should not have been necessary in the first place. President Barack Obama summed it up best when he said that burning the sacred texts of another religion is "...contrary to what this country stands for." Still, this is a difficult case because the burning of the Koran is protected by the First Amendment. As President Obama had warned before this case, burning the Islamic holy book would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and provide more fuel for the extremist fire.In addition, it would give Christians everywhere a bad name.  I am appalled that a church official would even think of doing something of this nature.

2 comments:

  1. I fully agree with you and when I first saw an article about it, I was enraged. I cannot believe that not only a church official would be the one behind, but that such a thing became publicized. Indeed, it dangered lives and would have been worse if it had taken place. Granted pages of the Koran were burned at the 9/11 Rememberance service in NYC. I just can't believe the America we are living in. And truly Obama is right that it is not what we stand for.

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  2. I agree with you on this, Kevin. It was too extreme and radical. You don't fight fire with fire, and the end result of this is proof. Although I personally don't approve of the mosque being built, things like this shouldn't have gotten as wild and out of control as they did. You're right when you say it gives all Christians a bad name. It's really quite sad.

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