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I don't know - I'm not very patriotic but if I encounter someone going out of their way to be offensive about the UK, (or England, or Yorkshire), I get offended. It's not so much to do with the act itself but to do with the sense of ill-will towards me that the act generates. Again, offending people by burning a book is as nothing compared with stoning a woman to death because she was raped. But just as many Americans do not align themselves with the loopy pastor, so many Muslims do not align themselves murdering women who have had the misfortune to be raped. The trouble with an act such as the one the pastor proposed is that it is indiscriminate in that it seems to be directed at all Muslims.
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Hi Pomtroll, you should be aware that the Mods of this site, when they are acting as Mods, post in green. So seeing your post makes us all feel as though we have been naughty
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Also, the purposes of the books seems important to me: The Bible (Old Testament) is primarily a chronicle (accurate or inaccurate is irrelevant) of the Jewish tribes; the New Testament is primarily a chronicle of part of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (again, accurate or inaccurate is irrelevant); The Qur'an is primarily a repeated set of teachings for a way of life and, in view of its inherent repetition, will inevitably mention some words with frequency (once more, the accuracy or acceptability of the text is irrelevant at this point). As to the original OP. I do not have an e-copy of the Qur'an but, if I did, I would delete it from my e-reader if I no longer wanted it on the e-reader. I have printed copies of The Qur'an and the Old and New Testaments and I would not burn any of them, but I would never burn any book because of the symbolism such an act evokes. |
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Last year I downloaded to my PC a copy of the Quran, read the passage I was interested on, and deleted the file. What's the problem with that? I'm not anti-Islamic. Quite the contrary.
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09-15-2010, 01:13 PM | #100 |
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The topic's idea has never been about deleting a file. The OP hoped that we will digress to discussing political issues...I am very tempted to say
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The people have the right to burn everything they want to (excluding forbidden substances and/or people/animals).
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I don't think it is legal in the US to set your own house on fire...or your car.
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09-15-2010, 03:30 PM | #105 |
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I'd just as well delete the bible from my Sony...to me the Bible or Koran makes no difference since I'm atheist.
P.S. For the record I do not agree with burning any books. Last edited by Amalthia; 09-15-2010 at 03:32 PM. Reason: forgot to add something |
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