Friday, September 10, 2010
Quran Burning in Florida
When burning any prayer book a constitutional right is broken. Every person has the freedom of religion. I believe that this includes the freedom to observe your religion without assumptions made or being discriminated against for it. The church in Florida that is planning on burning the Quran is blaming an entire religion for the acts of few people. People from every religion have been in charge of catastrophes but that does not mean that we should blame everyone of that religion for the action of a small group. For the Muslim population the Quran is considered "the sacred word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect." By burning a sacred religious item, this church leader is hurting not only the wrongdoers but the entire religion. It is very similar to a group from another country burning an American flag because of someone from America making a bad decision. I believe one should not punish everyone because of a couple peoples actions. It is not a fair or just action and the single minded thinking by this church could offend the entire Muslim community living in the United States and elsewhere.
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I never thought of burning the Qurana as going against a religon. I always thought ab out the freedom of expression here and how buring the Quran is protected under that. I also agree that you should not punish everyone because of a couple of people who make horrible choices.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on this Haley. It definitely is not fair at all to blame a whole religion on a group who made poor decisions. It is wrong that this grouping of people and religions happen, and unfortunately it happens a lot even in today's societies. Grouping of people happens with friends, family, and even what sport's team/club you participate in. I think it is a big character flaw that we as humans possess.
ReplyDeleteIt is astonishing that this one Reverend can cause such upset not only in America, but also across the world wide community. This really makes me think about how our actions can affect others and, in this case, how they can affect the world.