There are few politicians and public figures who aren't speaking out against the proposed burning of the Koran at a small church in Gainesville, Florida this weekend, on the anniversary of 9/11. President Obama, The US Afghan commander General David Petraeus, The former British Prime Minster Tony Blair, The Pope, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, Sarah Palin, even Kurt Westergaard, the DANISH cartoonist who sparked Muslim outrage in 2006 with a drawing of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb for a turban, said it is going too far.
Is it understandable that Muslims around the world feel angry by what he's planning to do? Would there be similar outrage if Muslims were burning the bible? Or should this be viewed in the same way as President Obama sees it, as a "stunt?"
That''s all from us on this topic today. Thanks so much for being part of the show. See you same time tomorrow!
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Valley AG on the blog - The one thing I never understood about requiring tolerance from the least tolerant in order to behave tolerantly is that it just simply reduces us to our most base factors
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@主播大秀_WHYS I think his freedom ends where my space begins. How would he feel if the followers of Islam burned bibles?
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Theyre his books,let him burn them if he wants. At least hes not stoning or beheading people. He only inflames zealots. Maybe obama will defend his right to burn books vis ground zero mosque.
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Coby Hutzler - Rights that exist in the United States do not exist everywhere. The fact that we're "free" to burn the Qu'ran here doesn't mean anything to someone who has a different worldview.
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Pamela Jones - It completely insane! The man DOES NOT REPRESENT The vast majority of Christians in this country! And shame on any ignorant fool who says he does
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Laura Mattingly Strate - Now that the media has made this story what it is, to ignore it would be negligible. Obama had to say something about it at this point if only to publically put the pastor in his place.
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augustine. Which is bad killing christians in irag by muslems and and burning a koran.
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Samrat Pranav - let him do it if he has got the fredom.. Wat are the xtremities of freedom ? If he can bring one person dead into life let him do it.. And if the president can't stop him who is there in USA ?
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Yusuf Olawunmi Olakitan - Let him burn hundreds of the quran.that will not stop islam as the fastest growing religion in the world.it will only propagate it.
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@treyreynolds @bbc_WHYS is the perfect argument for why most people should not have their say. Props to Ros Atkins for keeping a str8 face.
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Hello, Does Ammerican constitution allow people to burn copies of the Bible or of the Ammerican constitution itself in front of the whole world eyes?
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Rachel in Gainesville emails - Please stop glorifying this issue by making a statement that you will not broadcast anymore, and hopefully others will follow the lead.
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Isaac in Ohio called to say - This is the right thing for the pastor to do. He's making a statement in reaction to the behaviour of parts of the Muslim world.
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Jerry - The US Constitution guarantees everyone the right to be an idiot. Some people are more intent are exercising that right than others. Ignore him.
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| Thursday, 9 Sept. 2010 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
There are few politicians and public figures who aren't speaking out against the proposed burning of the Koran at a small church in Gainesville, Florida this weekend, on the anniversary of 9/11. President Obama, The US Afghan commander General David Petraeus, The former British Prime Minster Tony Blair, The Pope, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, Sarah Palin, even Kurt Westergaard, the DANISH cartoonist who sparked Muslim outrage in 2006 with a drawing of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb for a turban, said it is going too far.
Is it understandable that Muslims around the world feel angry by what he's planning to do? Would there be similar outrage if Muslims were burning the bible? Or should this be viewed in the same way as President Obama sees it, as a "stunt?"
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That''s all from us on this topic today. Thanks so much for being part of the show. See you same time tomorrow!
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Valley AG on the blog - The one thing I never understood about requiring tolerance from the least tolerant in order to behave tolerantly is that it just simply reduces us to our most base factors
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@主播大秀_WHYS I think his freedom ends where my space begins. How would he feel if the followers of Islam burned bibles?
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Theyre his books,let him burn them if he wants. At least hes not stoning or beheading people. He only inflames zealots. Maybe obama will defend his right to burn books vis ground zero mosque.
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Coby Hutzler - Rights that exist in the United States do not exist everywhere. The fact that we're "free" to burn the Qu'ran here doesn't mean anything to someone who has a different worldview.
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Pamela Jones - It completely insane! The man DOES NOT REPRESENT The vast majority of Christians in this country! And shame on any ignorant fool who says he does
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Laura Mattingly Strate - Now that the media has made this story what it is, to ignore it would be negligible. Obama had to say something about it at this point if only to publically put the pastor in his place.
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augustine. Which is bad killing christians in irag by muslems and and burning a koran.
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Samrat Pranav - let him do it if he has got the fredom.. Wat are the xtremities of freedom ? If he can bring one person dead into life let him do it.. And if the president can't stop him who is there in USA ?
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Yusuf Olawunmi Olakitan - Let him burn hundreds of the quran.that will not stop islam as the fastest growing religion in the world.it will only propagate it.
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@treyreynolds @bbc_WHYS is the perfect argument for why most people should not have their say. Props to Ros Atkins for keeping a str8 face.
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Hello, Does Ammerican constitution allow people to burn copies of the Bible or of the Ammerican constitution itself in front of the whole world eyes?
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Rachel in Gainesville emails - Please stop glorifying this issue by making a statement that you will not broadcast anymore, and hopefully others will follow the lead.
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Isaac in Ohio called to say - This is the right thing for the pastor to do. He's making a statement in reaction to the behaviour of parts of the Muslim world.
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Jerry - The US Constitution guarantees everyone the right to be an idiot. Some people are more intent are exercising that right than others. Ignore him.