>>>>>>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/11/new.york.jones/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
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>>>>>>>>>As Gail Collins wrote in the NY Times the other day, I am not going to mention his name so as to avoid encouraging him further. For a pastor of a nothing congregation in Florida he sure has generated a whirlwind of public attention. Virtually every U.S. political and military leader has weighed in. Muslims have certainly take notice. I guess you can be a nobody, shout "I have a bomb!", and then you're somebody. He lit the fuse for sure.
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>>>>>>>>>The ones I am really disappointed in are the news media. There are crazies and publicity seekers everywhere, all the time. That doesn't mean you have to put them in the news and stoke the fire. He didn't need to be paid any attention.
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>>>>>>>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/opinion/09collins.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=gail%20collins%205%%20doctrine%20article&st=cse
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>>>>>>>>>I really am trying to stay out of the political threads but please allow me this one comment re the Quran burning debate. Imagine it the other way around. What if some imam said he was going to burn a bible or wipe his a** with it? Would you not be incensed at him and possibly his entire country?
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>>>>>>>>I had been thinking exactly the same - what if it were the other way round?
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>>>>>>>>The BBC had an interesting comment about differences between Europe and the United States - it seems that in the United States, the federal government is virtually powerless (against the fanatic priest), because of the laws related to freedom of speech. It is equally powerless against (for example) people who deny the Holocaust - which denial is illegal in about 15 European countries. At least, they are powerless as long as there is no physical violence, threat of it, or direct incitation.
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>>>>>>>It's already been done:
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>>>>>>>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1914750,00.html
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>>>>>>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/12/assailants-stab-beat-christian-worshippers-outside-indonesias-capital/?test=latestnews
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>>>>>>Islam. The Religion of Peace.
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>>>>>I have heard of many cases where christians have beaten muslims, is that any better?
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>>>>Post some that hapened this weekend.
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>>>And why is it so important that it happened this weekend, if I may ask?
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>>Because what happened during the Crusades or other times long gone by. Islam is busy killing, torturing, and maiming people constantly now.
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>This happens all around the world, and it happens today.
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>>>But, you ask and I will answer. The truth is that muslims are beaten by christians here in Norway more or less every day, but it isn't in the news anymore. Since writing about these incidents only will result in more violence, the media has agreed to only cover the cases which are brought to court. But I guess you are of another opinion, you want this war of religion to continue forever, so that more people can suffer from it?
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>>Document what you are saying.
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>No, I won't, and if you read what I wrote, you will understand why. Here we try to calm things down instead of adding gasoline to the fire.

Ahh. OK - I'll just assume christians are beating muslims daily in your country and it is all covered up.

IOW - Bull.