Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops

[philip964]

Well some guy got his 15 minutes of fame, he burnt a Koran (Qur'an) at Ground Zero today in New York.

[snorri]

Pot. Meet Kettle.

[Hoi Polloi]

Pot. Meet Kettle.

Sadly, flags are not the only thing they burned.

A Christian church was burned by Islamic extremists in Pakistan who threatened to burn all of the country's Christian churches and one person died as a result of protests in another location.

Demonstrations against pastor, church set on fire in Pakistan

Reports from Pakistan say that Muslim extremists have attacked three churches in Narowal District, setting one on fire in Saidpur village. Extremist groups have also announced that they would burn all Christian churches in the country if Jones burnt the Qur‘an.

Pakistan’s .8 million Christians are under tremendous pressure, even though as soon as news about the Florida clergyman’s plans became public knowledge, Churches and Christian organisations firmly condemned the initiative. [...]

Protests have erupted around the Muslim world. One person died in Afghanistan when a crowd gathered in front of a NATO base to protest.

[bdickens]

Oh, yes. The religion of peace.

[sjfcontrol]

Pot. Meet Kettle.

What have they got against France?

[chartreuse]

What have they got against France?

Perhaps they don't care for delicious cheeses or fine wines?

[Oldgringo]

Pot. Meet Kettle.

What have they got against France?

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

[chartreuse]

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

Didn't France ban the Burqua, in public schools?

[Hoi Polloi]

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

Didn't France ban the Burqua, in public schools?

I believe they banned all outward displays of religion including head scarves in all public buildings including schools. They have an attitude of being French in public and whatever religion you are at home in private.

[chartreuse]

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

Didn't France ban the Burqua, in public schools?

I believe they banned all outward displays of religion including head scarves in all public buildings including schools. They have an attitude of being French in public and whatever religion you are at home in private.

I believe that you're right. TBH, it's an attitude that I have some empathy with.

[Oldgringo]

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

Didn't France ban the Burqua, in public schools?

I believe they banned all outward displays of religion including head scarves in all public buildings including schools. They have an attitude of being French in public and whatever religion you are at home in private.

That sounds like a very reasonable stance to me. It's sorta' like "separation of church and state", isn't it? Maybe we should try it?

[Hoi Polloi]

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

Didn't France ban the Burqua, in public schools?

I believe they banned all outward displays of religion including head scarves in all public buildings including schools. They have an attitude of being French in public and whatever religion you are at home in private.

That sounds like a very reasonable stance to me. It's sorta' like "separation of church and state", isn't it? Maybe we should try it?

We don't have a "separation of church and state clause." Here's what we've got:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...

[philip964]

In France separation of the church and the state is not really the case. France only prevents Christians from practicing their religion in public. Muslims are granted special status as a minority.
View below.
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France has lost its last war, and this one is its undoing.

Back on topic.

The Koran (Qur'an) burning guy got his wish, not US troops, but praying Christians instead. They try and pray in a field where their Christian church was shuttered by the government for not being, you guessed it - Muslim.

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[Oldgringo]

France may have finally objected to France's ever-burgeoning muslim population shutting down the streets and towns for muslim prayer time? Check it out.

Didn't France ban the Burqua, in public schools?

I believe they banned all outward displays of religion including head scarves in all public buildings including schools. They have an attitude of being French in public and whatever religion you are at home in private.

That sounds like a very reasonable stance to me. It's sorta' like "separation of church and state", isn't it? Maybe we should try it?

We don't have a "separation of church and state clause." Here's what we've got:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...

Thank you. I was thinkin' that the "...whatever religion you are at home in private" part of your post would be a swell, if somewhat novel, idea. IOW, we should all try minding our own business and stop trying to force our will/beliefs on others.

[chartreuse]

Thank you. I was thinkin' that the "...whatever religion you are at home in private" part of your post would be a swell, if somewhat novel, idea. IOW, we should all try minding our own business and stop trying to force our will/beliefs on others.

That's always been my approach, and that of the folks I grew up with. Lately, though, I've been wondering whether it's precisely because I grew up in a country with an Established Church, that I and folks like me are more comfortable with taking a "low key" approach to professing our faith in public...