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Thursday, 9 September 2010
Burning the Bible

Did the F.B.I. meet multiple times with this man, asking him not to burn the Bible and the Book of Mormon?

Did anyone explain to him that, while he may disagree with the teachings of the Bible, it is better to use dialogue than to burn the holy books of any religion?

Did the President of the United States weigh in with his opinion on national news programs?

Did the mayor of his town, or the governor of his state, or Gen. Petraeus, Katy Couric, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, or anyone else try to convince him not to do it, or express any condemnation of it after it occurred?

Did Interpol broadcast a message to warn of violent reaction?

Was he charged for the cost of policing and protecting the town he lives in, in order to teach him a lesson that, while he could burn the bible, he shouldn't, and if he does, it will be a pyrrhic triumph of freedom because he will be financially ruined?

Or, was the reaction, "This is some immature person doing something outrageous that I personally disagree with, but it's his right to do so," and to basically ignore him and go on about our lives?

Posted on 09/09/2010 3:51 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
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9 Sep 2010
Alan R

"The Bunfight at the Burn-a-Koran Corral"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1310615/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-The-Bunfight-Burn-Koran-Corral.html



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