I am hearing a lot of noise about burning the Koran on 911. So what, why is it so damn important that people of the Islamic faith are not offended by the burning of a book? Was I offended when people around the world burned the American flag that so many of my countrymen sacrificed their lives for? Heck yes! Did anyone care? Heck No!
So why should I care if someone from another religion, or country is offended when they have no problem offending me? Is it maybe because these people are not as peace loving and tolerant as they say they are? Is it because they might strike out against me and create a conflict that will escalate to the point of someone being seriously hurt? Very possibly.
Is it right to burn a Koran and desecrate the symbol of someone's religion? No! Is it right to burn a flag or a bible and desecrate the symbol of someone's religion or nationalism? No! If someone were to do one of these acts would it be a civil and decent thing for anyone to strike out in violence? No! damage done to a symbol is not even comparable to damage done to a person's physical body. A symbol can always be replaced and is only as valuable as the value placed on it by living beings. A human life cannot be replaced and is always of greater value than any symbol.
Tolerance does it really exist? If it doesn't then why is my country bending over backwards to help these people who are not tolerant of me and my life?
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