President Obama criticized Pastor Jones for burning the Koran. Was that appropriate? Of course not.
It is irresponsible for the President of the United States to request that all Americans respect Islam and the Koran, especially under the believable threat of violence from millions of radical Muslims around the world. If a U.S. citizen decides to burn a copy of the Bible, the book of Mormon or even the Koran, it is not the business of the U.S. government to comment upon it. In the name of freedom, President Obama should have insisted that all Muslims must take their chance at being insulted because of another’s opinion. Does President Obama believe that there is some type of mental defect that Muslims have that prevents them from being insulted without becoming dangerous and violent?
Will President Obama insist next that all political cartoonists stop satirically pointing out obvious flaws in the religion of Islam, like misogyny, homophobia and intolerance? Ben Franklin once said, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Perhaps President Obama should take a refresher course on our founding fathers?
There should never be concessions made to radicals under threats of violence, especially by a world leader.
If President Obama was really an enemy of intolerance, then he wouldn't tolerate the actions of these murderous radicals who kill and commit senseless acts of violence in the name of Allah. The radicals are the one’s who need to change, not those who are exercising their constitutional rights, even if we find their expressed views and opinions wrong or disgusting.
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Comments: 17
So ask the real question. What would a loving Christ do? Surely not this, nor would a loving Christ condone such behavior on either part. Jones is a wicket person and you and any person with common sense and decency knows this, but It will not surprise me what so ever that you will think otherwise, while other people in position of leadership would regard the action of Jones as wrong, dead wrong. Although it is his right to freedom of speech, but to do so while knowingly putting your country military lives at risk is traitorous behavior on so called Pastor Jones conduct.
First of all, I'm a Deist, not a Christian. I believe in creation only because its logical to me (e.g. What came first the chicken or the egg? Whichever came first defied the laws of nature and which points to a "higher power").
I have no problem burning a book that causes people to believe in misogyny, homophobia and intolerance. 400,000 African Muslims were killed by Arab Muslims in the name of Islam because of bigotry. It seems to me that a "good Christian" would speak out about all the problems in Islam and not be silenced by threats of a bunch of radicals.
If anything is treasonous, it is siding with a bunch of foreign radicals who want to destroy America and the American way of life. Now that is treason. I am a combat veteran and I served my country so people could exercise free speech.
Expose it into the open, debate and fear not, truth and enlightenment will always win in the in. A veteran would never put his buddies or other military personnel in harm way. Therefore I'm shock by your support of burning the Koran. There is no justification, it is an act of hate and ignorance, period!
What Jesus did got him hung on a Cross, Richard! He rejected the status quo of his day the practices of his faith that kept the poor and infirm from having a relationship with God.
I have no doubt considering the teachings in the Koran being the antithesis of what he professed he would welcome the speaking out against it and it's practices.
No I don't think Jesus would be upset with Pastor Jones burning a book.
Unlike you, most soldiers believe their service is all about defending people's freedom. The same radicals who murdered innocent people would attack and kill people if anyone does as you suggest as well. If a person were to "expose it into the open" (meaning criticize the Koran), that too would be blasphemy and put our soldiers at risk. What's the difference?
Are you opposed to political cartoonists drawing satirical images of Mohammed too? The murderous thugs have proven over-and-over again that they'd act the same way because of cartoon about Mohammed. If so, you're either unAmerican or a coward. But if you think its O.K. to draw cartoons about Mohammed, but not burn the Koran, then you're just a hypocrite.
Irresponsible how?
Jones has a right to burn copies of the Koran just as others may burn the US flag. It doesn't mean that Jones wasn't stupid to do it. The test of the First Amendment is things that are offensive, stupid, or irresponsible. The First Amendment also allows others, including the President, to criticize stupid, offensive, or irresponsible behavior.
You conveniently left out the second half of the sentence you criticize. It is responsible for the President to ask all Americans to respect Islam and the Koran, especially under the believable threat of violence from millions of radical Muslims around the world.
I don't respect Islam because I believe it is misogynist, homophobic and intolerant. That is not to say I don't respect Muslims. I would refer to Martin Luther King's words and judge a man by his character and not by the color of his (religion).
Islam is a belief system and people have the right to "not respect" it if they believe the teachings are bad or immoral. Islam advocates for the punishment of adultery and sodomy. And that is heinous and deserves no respect as far as I'm concerned.
The President is wrong to denounce criticism of any group's belief system. If we were encouraged to accept every groups' different belief systems, we never would have defeated slavery, apartheid and the holocaust in Europe.
OK, there it is. I don't mind if you want me to cite the incoherent part of your article.