US church defiant despite condemnation of Koran burning

Yes or no: Is it insensitive on the part of Muslims to build a mosque there?

 

Condemning all people of a group because of the actions of a few people in the group never works for a Christian.

I would not want people to judge Christianity by the likes of this "pastor" in Florida or Westboro "Baptist" Church.

 

Yes. Just like it would be insensitive for this fella in Florida to burn a Koran.

 

Who died? ......

 

Exactly right.

 

No, I don't think so. Not even every German supported Adolf Hitler. You think that entire countries support Al Qaeda? Nowhere near everyone in Afghanistan supported Al Qaeda or even the Taliban prior to 9/11/2001. There was already opposition to them before we went into Afghanistan.

 

There is no condemnation.

Families of the victims have hurt feelings that have not yet healed.

You seem to be insensitive to that.

 

I have heard that report too - but I also heard that the protests were actually related to a local politican under investigation and that the mainstream media simply assumed that it had to do with the proposed Koran burning.

 

And of course just as you defended the property rights involved in the mosque building issue you equally defend the right of free speech of this pastor to burn the Koran - right?

 

Yes, that is correct.

 

One other thing about the Koran burning- We also need to condemn the response of some of the people in the Muslim world to this. They need to understand that in America we have freedom. The government doesn't control us and I don't want the government to. I'm a big civil liberties advocate. As much as I despise the Rev. Terry Jones and denounce his hate and bigotry, if he wants to burn the Koran that is his right and his right to do so is absolute. There are some who have said that they will kill Americans in general over this. As much as Jones' planned Koran burning as bad, it would be infinitely more reprehensible and abhorrent for them to kill Jones over this and even worse to kill random Americans who had nothing to do with this and likely oppose the burning. If Jones goes through with this and radical Muslims attack Americans over this, we need to crack down hard and fight back. I'm not saying do anything crazy like Bush did, but we can not let our civil liberties be held hostage by terrorists.

 

I vividly remember 9/11/2001 and what happened that day and the fear I felt.

I am sorry for the families of those who died and I pray that God will comfort them in their loss.

 

Fear? Really?

What were you afraid of?

 

More terrorist attacks on U.S. soil as a follow up to the attacks on 9/11/2001 by Al Qaeda.

 

I remember being really POd, but fear? Not a bit.

 

I remember feeling deep sorrow over the meaningless loss of so much life at the hands of such evil.

I remember feeling deep sorrow for the unknown families, friends, and co-workers whose lives were forever harmed by the actions of vile and despicable animals.

 

I want to say that today on 911 I still remember the faces of my lost friends in the Port Authority Electrical department. Brothers & sisters, today is a day of mourning & remembrance. Lets all be humbled & say prayers for those who still struggle with loss of family & friends.