Pastor in US burns Koran, Afghans kill 8 UN workers in protest
So there was some controversy a while back about a US pastor who was about to burn the Koran. Well, turns out that same Pastor did burn the Koran (very quietly), and it has resulted in protests and allegedly, in the loss of life for 8 UN workers.
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Over a thousand protesters had flooded into the streets of the normally peaceful city after Friday prayers to denounce the burning of Islam's holy book, the Koran, by a U.S. pastor, and after two or three hours violence broke out.
Allegedly - yah, Afghans need a reason to kill UN workers.
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I was going to post a thread about this. Sad when moron A in Florida, does something for no other reason except to incite morons B who have no education, who turn around and kill a bunch of innocent people.
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Over a thousand protesters had flooded into the streets of the normally peaceful city after Friday prayers to denounce the burning of Islam's holy book, the Koran, by a U.S. pastor, and after two or three hours violence broke out.
Someone has to make the religious leaders who insighted this violence accountable. I know the easy scape goat is the US pastor but, that would be wrong. Burning a holy book is offensive but, not justification for a riot or murders. Someone at their place of worship called them to act violently. That goes beyond freedom of religion or freedom of speech. It is criminal behaviour.
Over a thousand protesters had flooded into the streets of the normally peaceful city after Friday prayers to denounce the burning of Islam's holy book, the Koran, by a U.S. pastor, and after two or three hours violence broke out.
Someone has to make the religious leaders who insighted this violence accountable. I know the easy scape goat is the US pastor but, that would be wrong. Burning a holy book is offensive but, not justification for a riot or murders. Someone at their place of worship called them to act violently. That goes beyond freedom of religion or freedom of speech. It is criminal behaviour.
Pretty sure that religion itself is what causes the violence.
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Pretty sure that religion itself is what causes the violence.
What is religion? A collection of ideas?
If the Muslim religion calls for such violence then yes you can blame that religion. If certain religious leaders within the Muslim religion are communicating ideas of violence than it is those leaders fault and they who should be stopped.
Political ideas and racial/cultural ideas have the same potentual for violence. We don't outlaw or limit ideas unless they are a call to violence.
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Atheists have committed many many acts of violence throughout history.
But never in the name of some fantasy and using atheism as an excuse. Killing for power, greed, food, territory, etc. I can understand. Killing for the Flying Spaghetti Monster I can't.
But not in the name of atheism, or motivated, encouraged and absolved of responsibility by atheism.
Ummm yes....For example, Communists murdered and enslaved millions of people because they held religious beliefs and refused to believe in their own version of atheism.
Also, atheists by definition do not believe in the after life. Thus, they rely on a view of morality to keep people in line. Many people throughout history have used an atheistic and nihilistic view to justify their own crimes.
But never in the name of some fantasy and using atheism as an excuse. Killing for power, greed, food, territory, etc. I can understand. Killing for the Flying Spaghetti Monster I can't.
It's always about control of resources. If the justification is religion or race or who knows what it always boils down to troops of monkeys fighting other monkeys for resources. That's the way humans are programmed.
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Ummm yes....For example, Communists murdered and enslaved millions of people because they held religious beliefs and refused to believe in their own version of atheism.
Also, atheists by definition do not believe in the after life. Thus, they rely on a view of morality to keep people in line. Many people throughout history have used an atheistic and nihilistic view to justify their own crimes.
Pastor in US burns Koran, Afghans kill 8 UN workers in protest
