Posted on 09/07/2010 7:53:35 PM PDT by oldleft
None of us should burn a koran, or any book for that matter. We should all have access to every available text ever written and be able to make up our own minds about it.
Sure, I understand that the pending koran burning is a political statement more than an action to rid the world of the stupid book. But it sends the wrong message.
I WANT people to read this book, to truly understand its message. Taken in the context of modern events no sane person could possibly take the koran seriously. Imagine if more people had read "Mien Kampf" or the "Communist Manifesto." Imagine if in 1900 "Das Kapital" was required reading. How many lives could have been saved?
So instead of burning this stupid book we should be encouraging people to read it. READ the koran, and try to UNDERSTAND it. Only then will people know its true and terrifying nature.
Well, we aren’t trying to rack up brownie points with God, just helping someone in need.... I honestly don’t care whether or not I get credit for it in the judgment. Remember the story in the Bible where God commended people for serving Him, yet they said “when did we do this?”. It was when they ministered to the helpless - they obviously weren’t doing it to please God or to gain merit, but because it was the right thing to do.
Back at you for post 128. I tried several times to compose a reply and then I just deleted them all.
You may not care if you get credit for it in the final judgement but the people you are not sharing the gospel with may care in the final judgement.
“You have a right to abortion too. It don’t make it moral or ethical.
I missed the part where you explained what is immoral or unethical about burning any book???
Could you review that with me again please?
Nothing wrong in doing the right thing, but then again doing what is right in one’s own eyes, isn’t always the same as what is right by Divine standards. When we perform what is right through faith in Christ, we allow His standards to prevail. Reads as though a great opportunity is available to present a witness to those whom you seek to assist.
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