I quote the following from Sydney Morning Herald (08/09/10)
The concerned news, with similar take, can be found on other western newspapers such as New York Times and The Telegraph.
A Florida evangelical church has vowed to go ahead with plans to burn the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary, despite fears it may fuel an angry backlash and endanger US and allied troops in Afghanistan.
The White House lent its voice to growing concern from military leaders that the incendiary move could trigger outrage around the Islamic world, as well as stoke a growing anti-Muslim tide of feeling in the United States.
"It puts our troops in harm's way. Any type of activity like that that puts our troops in harm's way would be a concern to this administration," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, reiterating comments by top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus.
So the White House thinks, and western newspapers concur, that the only (or at least the primary, and worth mentioning) reason it's wrong to burn religious texts is because it might harm THEIR troops - Genius! Score from today's game - Tolerance - 0, Whackos - 1
2 comments:
Well, when they counter the "Obama is a Muslim" rumour with "No no, he is a devout Christian" instead of "How does it matter what religion he belongs to", one should not expect anything better..
Can we all stop being religious from now on? It would instantly solve one the worlds biggest problems (ok, we'd still have greed, and overpopulation but that's another story)
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