Burning of ISLAM holy book quraan, provacative ??

So burning the Quran forces people to riot and kill? I don't buy that for a single moment. I think the preacher who burned the Quran, Terry Jones, is an utter and complete moron. But look at things from his point of view. He sees radical Muslims burning American flags, brutally murdering Christians and Jews, other Muslims and anyone they consider to be "infidels." He sees terrorist acts by the thousands every single year. He sees innocent men, women and children dying as a result of radical Islam every day. So his response was not to stage riots and trample over innocent Muslims. His response wasn't to murder innocent Muslims. He protested by burning the Quran. When radical Muslims disagree with anyone else, they murder PEOPLE. When they found out that a Quran had been burned, their reaction was to riot and kill innocent people. I think people are viewing this issue backwards. The rioters and murderers weren't set to violence because of Jones. They're already violent people. It's more like Jones was set to burn a Quran because he sees the religion as one of hate. I believe him to be wrong when he stereotypes all of Islam. But when he stereotypes all of Islam, he burns a book - a mass-produced book, ink and paper. When those radicals stereotype everyone else, they murder people - living, breathing people. It's always a bunch of stuff about everyone against the Muslims. Respect us. Don't do things to offend us. We're hurt when anyone offends us. Your government should arrest you for offending us. You should have to pay for offending us. I see 1/2 of this issue as completely childish. Some people don't respect your religion? So what? The indivdiuals murdering and rioting have been anti-everything non-Islam all their lives. Hypocrital to the worst possible degree. The more I learn about this story, the more I'm realzing that it has nothing to do with Terry Jones at all. Karzai riled up violent individuals by shouting about America not punishing someone who offends Islam. So it's not even about Jones or a book burned. It's about America not being a theocratic government with Sharia instituted and no ruling power to do Allah's supposed will by imprisoning or murdering someone offending Islam. I do believe 100% that Terry Jones is a complete idiot and is no man of his god and probably needs his head examined. But the reaction, specificially in Afghanistan, goes more toward proving he is right, per his bigotedopinion of "Islam." Notice that kind, good, peace-loving Muslims aren't the ones out there murdering people! I truly feel bad they were offended. But we're talking about a book vs. people's lives. How about we put things into perspective for once in our lives and do the right thing over excusing despicable acts of violence?

I think the action of that irresponsible person were indeed provocative and made many Muslims feel insulted and they were right to feel like that,but that certainly doesn't justify the unbelievable acts of violence from Afganistan.I don't think that preacher should be arrested,you can't arrest a person for burning a book,although I agree that it's not a book like any other,and freedom of speech should be indeed respected.I also consider that preacher is guilty from a moral point of view,but I think what those fanatics did in Afganistan is unconceivable.They could have protested and expressed their indignation without killing innocent people.

If Christians retaliated the same way every time a Bible was burned, there would be a lot fewer Muslims in this world. That's proof in itself that burning a book doesn't cause anything to happen; the people do it because of their beliefs and their nature. An act of terrorism? Not hardly. An act born of personal conviction and one that may have not been wise, but he didn't hurt anyone. Let me say it again: No one was hurt by burning a copy of the Quraan. No one. And yet they retaliate with murder. That doesn't make a lot of sense.

Hello redrose and welcome to myLot. Here in the United State we have such a thing called free speech. There have even been radical groups that have burned our flag. Now I believe this so called pastor has every right to burn any book he wants to. I don't believe that it was morally right for him to do so, But also will defend his right to do so. It doesn't give others a very good reason to riot because he did it. Those same people would burn the christian bible as well as our flag. I think that it was a deplorable thing for Pastor Jones to do.

He has not been arrested because he has done nothing against the law. Burning the Quran was an expression of his freedom of speech. I think it was WRONG, but I don't think he should go to jail for it. It crossed a moral line, not a legal one. If people were arrested for speaking out in ways that the government or the public as a whole didn't like then we give up our claim of being a free country with freedom of speech. They've already been badgered, bullied, and reasoned with from all sides of the political spectrum. Short of breaking American code of conduct and sending them to jail, there's really nothing to be done.

First of all, this man is not a priest. He is a Protestant pastor, not a member of the Catholic church.That having been said, while I defend his right to disagree with other religions, I don't like the way he went about expressing his opinion by burning the Koran. He's a complete lunatic, and a person who makes Christianity look bad by what he does.

yes, it was definitely wrong to burn the Quran. Maybe it was his right as a citizen of a free country to air his views openly, but rights should be accompanied by responsibilities. As a responsible citizen and when the priest was specifically and repeatedly told that burning the Quran would bring backlash on Americans outside the USA (specially in Islamic nations), he should have been responsible enough to give up the idea. However, I would also like to say that for the Muslims, there seems to be no other way of airing their protest except for killing and bombing... extreme & inhuman steps to intimidate others to accept their point of view… there are many ways of expressing one’s protest and Muslims would do well to come out of their medieval mindset and take up more humane and democratic means of protesting American highhandedness, if they want any global sympathy for themselves.

What the minister (Not a priest, I believe) did was abhorrent but I would still defend his right to do it. To arrest or otherwise censure his actions would make US no better than those authoritarian regimes of the Middle East all the best urban

This people who burn holy books are not wise and eat animal craps1 for brain.Their irresponsible actions put other people in danger those who serving in foreign lands.These people are selfish and provacating a group of people who are well known to be sensitive and violent in nature.They are just giving them more reason to hate American which will directly benefit terrosits association that paint Christians are war mongers and evils people.Congratutions.

first off it was not a priest that would of made him catholic--it was a pastor--who is obviously full of hate---there have been all kinds of deaths in this world brought on by all religions and in the name of God one just has to get an education and read different history textbooks to see---Only mankind would be so blind or arrogant as to assume that their chosen religion or path is the correct one and the only one, and that anyone who choses different is the enemy or not worthy or doomed-NO ONE should have the right to burn ,destroy abuse anyone elses holy book--one cannot expect respect if one does not give it--unfortunately the usa media has to a certain degree villianized not realizing there is good and bad everywhere in every culture and religion and one cannot decide all is bad based on the actions of some--it is doubtless they will arrest the pastor but he certainly is not a man of any God i worship--as my God is not one to condone hate --and I find it scary that people follow these religious nuts all over the world