A so-called "Christian" group is planning to burn copies of the Koran, the Islamic holy book, on 9/11. Where did Jesus say "Hate Thy Neighbor and Burn His Books"?
Gen. David Petraeus, the commander in Afghanistan, said the burning of Islam's holy books "could cause significant problems" for American troops overseas.
"It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort in Afghanistan," Petraeus said in a statement issued Monday.
Petraeus is right. The alleged "Christians" doing this are beyond stupid. It's going to lead to more soldier deaths and be a recruiting bonanza for Al Qaida, who is about as popular as a pack of rattlesnakes since they are now killing fellow Muslims (Shiites) with car bombs in Iraq.
What bible are these so-called Christians reading? They translate Jesus' command "Love Thy Neighbor" into overt acts of disrespect, hate and incitement. I would wager a bridge in Booklyn that they don't even know that Jesus and the Virgin Mary are treated with great respect and admiration in the Koran. Instead of doing the Jesus thing of interfaith meetings to seek common ground, they are doing the Hitler book burning act -- and sounding equally intolerant.
Did Jesus ever call for the burning of the Jewish holy book, the Torah, even when he was being sentenced to death? You might recall he actually "forgave" his executioners; he didn't condemn them or call for revenge.
How would you feel if someone from another religion, or an atheist, burned a bible? That's the kind of reaction this stupid act will have on Muslims worldwide. It's a slap in the face; its not Jesus saying "turn the other cheek" is it?
You may recall that Jesus lived at a time when Judaism was the dominant religion and Christianity was the new kid in town. Anyone calling for burning the Koran seems to have missed reading the same bible stories I did.
In this respect our extremists are no different from the Muslim extremists who hate everyone not as limited and intolerant as they are.
The blood of our troops will be on this idiot's hands. In fact, it is not even "Christian" to do so - did Jesus burn books?
Actions have consequences folks. Our acting as stupid and intolerant as the Taliban and Al Qaida doesn't give us the high ground. Extremists are twisting Christianity and Islam into nothing but intolerant blind hate --the opposite of what both Jesus and Muhammad taught.
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I think the lesson from the Good Samaritan is that people should be most compassionate to those in material need regardless of their race or religion.
Also one should not assume that people who don't have the "correct" religious association are less willing to be compassionate as people from other popular churches.
KKK members didn't have a problem with mixing Christianity with domestic terrorism. Southern Christian slaveowners didn't have a problem with slavery. Hitler didn't have a problem mixing Christianity with Antisemitism (and neither did some Catholic clergy). The German Protestants and Catholics still voted the Nazis into power.
Christianity wasn't defined by the acts of the KKK or the Nazis or the Southern slaveowners and Islam should not be defined by the acts of Al Qaeda members.
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