Great Article

Submitted by Carol H. (Canada), Apr 7, 2011 at 09:57

This is an excellent article to bring a rational perspective to this "event". I agree with the distastefulness of this act of burning the Qur'an, but Terry Jones was, at least, free to do so.

It begs the question, "what would happen if a Bible-burning occured in an Islamic country?". I think Christians, on the whole, would be opinionated and speak out about that, but, I don't think there would be any deaths associated with it. But, on the other hand, Christians are being persecuted and being put to death in Islamic countries all the time. I have not heard of any persecution or murder of Muslims in non-Islamic countries (perhaps there's a cover-up).

What I am hearing and reading is that any country who has allowed the immigration of Muslims in large numbers having to deal with the pressing issue of allowing them to set up their own "Sharia states" where that law is binding.

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