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2010-09-06 Afghanistan

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-09-06 15:53|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Well, I'm not out protesting it, but I do think the whole Koran-burning thing is a stupid idea.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-09-06 17:14|| 2010-09-06 17:14|| Front Page Top

#2 It should be noted that their demands are substantially identical with those of the Afghan government.

Liberated Afghanistan voted in UN forums in favor of making "Defamation of ~~Islam~~Religion" illegal.

Specifically the Afghan government wants the US to repeal the 1st Amendment, just like these demonstrators.

The US embassy's reaction is troubling. They should have made a terse statement explaining to the Afghans that this Florida pastor is exercising his constitutionally protected right and that any attack on the US is a deadly mistake.

Provocative weakness indeed!

Posted by Glolung Scourge of the Infinitesmal6786 2010-09-06 17:23|| 2010-09-06 17:23|| Front Page Top

#3 PS:
Burning books obviously has a bad historical connotation, and it certainly offends the religious sensitivity of many Muslims in Afghanistan.

Liberated Afghanistan's concept of religious tolerance however is to make 'Breathing while ex-Muslim' a capital offense, and this 'Death to America' crowd surely is among the most ardent supporters of this law.

So my take re their religious sensitivities is an exclamation that ends with 'and the horse they rode on.'

/rant

Posted by Glolung Scourge of the Infinitesmal6786 2010-09-06 17:36|| 2010-09-06 17:36|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll bet a lot of people are going to be looking at this as some kind of litmus test.

And it's nothing like an old-fashioned book burning when they burned every book they could find. Unfortunately there will still be plenty of Crayons to go around after this is done. It's the equivalent of Muslims stomping on and burning the American flag.

Posted by gorb 2010-09-06 18:05|| 2010-09-06 18:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Madrassah students, according to the article. Not a very large or broad-based protest, from the description.

This is an old student

Posted by Beavis 2010-09-06 18:20|| 2010-09-06 18:20|| Front Page Top

#6 This so-called 'church' has perhaps 50 members - I think the 'pastor' is trying to get attention myself.

And book burning is a stupid idea. If you want to combat the ideas in the book - they simply expose it to the light. Jihad watch is pretty effective at that.

And, if your faith and god are 'threatened' by book burning or cartoons - then your faith and god are pretty damn pathetic indeed.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-09-06 18:37|| 2010-09-06 18:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church's Plan to Burn Qurans

How far will this go?

All western freedoms are offensive to the Taliban and their Afghan sympathizers.

What freedoms do we have to sacrifice to appease our allies, the liberated Afghan people?

Should we start with requiring Hindus to wear an orange patch of cloth? Or should we ban christian proselytizing? Should we adopt Sharia as a whole?

According to Clausewitz winning a war means imposing one's will on the adversary.

Who is winning here?

Posted by Glolung Scourge of the Infinitesmal6786 2010-09-06 20:25|| 2010-09-06 20:25|| Front Page Top

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