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<http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2011/04/koran-burning-and-islam/> Koran Burning and Islam Posted by Brian Myers <http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/author/brian-myers/> at 6:38 am Add comments <http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2011/04/koran-burning-and-islam/#respond> Apr 032011 You've no doubt heard by now that Terry Jones finally made good on his threat to burn the Koran. You've probably also heard how reaction in Afghanistan to Jones <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372442/Pastor-Terry-Jones-defiant- Koran-burning-led-2-UN-staff-beheaded.html> ' stunt led to the deaths of at least seven people and perhaps many more. Apparently two people were beheaded. Is it just me, or does anyone else think this should be an eye-opener for the world and it's largely being missed again? The real story isn't that some idiot in Florida burned the Koran and Muslims are angry. It is, rather, that in spite of the outrage and mayhem that is committed daily in the name of Islam around the world, Islam routinely is given a pass. Yet when one act involving the destruction of an alleged holy book (which is, after all, a bundle of paper) takes place, more mayhem breaks out.and people die. I realize that it was a calculated act intended to insult Muslims. So what? My faith (Christianity) is trashed daily in my own culture. If somebody burned a truckload of Bibles today I don't know that it would make the evening news, and if it did Christians wouldn't even consider an act of violence against those involved. The point here is simply that the reaction we've seen to the Koran burning should tell us something of the religion we're dealing with here as well as its adherents. And, once again, I'm not sure we're getting the message. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
