Burned Qurans Left at Va. Muslim Center

AP ^ | 6/16/05

[ambrose]

Burned Qurans Left at Va. Muslim Center

By Associated Press

June 16, 2005, 9:52 PM EDT

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A bag stuffed with burned Qurans was left in front of an Islamic center, shocking members when they arrived for prayers.

The torched copies of the Muslim holy book were inside a plastic shopping bag, members of the Islamic Center of Blacksburg said. They said the bag had been placed at the center's front door sometime before Saturday prayers.

"It is a shame that people are so ignorant," member Idris Adjerid said.

Kevin Foust, the agent in charge of the Roanoke FBI office, said Thursday his office is helping local police investigate. He declined to speculate whether the incident would be classified as a hate crime under state or federal law.

[muawiyah]

There are no federal laws respecting an establishment of religion.

[muawiyah]

There are no federal laws respecting an establishment of religion.

[randog]

This is disgusting and outrageous. Whoever did this is a real idiot. If he was smart he would have called it "art" and scored himself a $100,000 grant from the NEA.

[rawcatslyentist]

You'd figure outta those hundreds of thousands of Upright American Mooozzz, at least ONE would have reported what 19 where up to, and PREVENTED 9-11............................................

America is still waiting for this to happen in any form...... beeeyatch!

So why hasnt Bin Pork Belly Larden been turned in by these resposible Mooozzz yet?????

[Kirkwood]

"It is a shame that people are so ignorant," member Idris Adjerid said. before bowing down toward Mecca to pray to a rock.

[Jeff Gordon]

I'm waiting for some enterprising soul to make a video clip of himself taking a great big ol' royal whiz on the Quran..

Until the video comes out, you can use this....

[montag813]

Kevin Foust, the agent in charge of the Roanoke FBI office, said Thursday his office is helping local police investigate.

Why is the FBI wasting federal tax dollars by working on this trivial local matter?

[sinkspur]

Are you, like, 12? If not, you should stop imitating a middle-schooler.

[splint]

No...and ONLY LIBERAL, COMMIE PINKOS, "tolerate" diversity. Look up what the Stalin version of the RUSSIAN EMPIRE literature states. "We will annialate them from within as they celebrate diversity."

you just keep on "tolerating"

[rawcatslyentist]

Wise words from someone who doesn't know too many!

Why do you put your a$$ in the air 5 times a day praying to a rock genius?

[eleni121]

Are you like - an appeaser? Look where that got the world in 1939 - get real.

[magslinger]

Good point about the flag burning!

Thanks. I feel the same way about the flag as muslims claim to feel about the koran (all the Mosque bombings committed by terrorists leads me to doubt that their feelings are genuine). With that said, I think leaving burned korans on a mosque doorstep a cowardly act, assuming that this isn't another made up "hate crime". If you feel that way, on the street in full daylight just like their flag burnings is the way to go.

[sinkspur]

Are you like - an appeaser?

No I'm not, Mayor.

Do you plan on representing the Muslims in your legislative district, should you on the oft chance get elected?

Or will you shut the door in their faces?

Will you ignore them if somebody burns down their Mosque?

[Zuriel]

I seem to recall reading about a church gathering in Fort Collins, CO, which took place several years ago. The members brought any books or music recordings that were considered unGodly, and had a 'book burning' in the churchyard. Some local unbelievers heard about it, and came by to harass/heckle the believers. They were so brash as to come right up to the fire to try and save the books.

[processing please hold]

Are you like - an appeaser? Look where that got the world in 1939 - get real.

He/she is a future dhimmie.

[Nonstatist]

Hundreds of thousands of American Muslims are doing it, every day. You really need to get out more

Is that right? Then why don't we hear very much about those "moderate" American Muslims condemning the barbarous acts of their fellow Muslims? You know; the wanton killing of innocents, the murder of children, women, etc. You know, all those moderate law-loving moderate American moderates Muslims! How come theyre so quiet???

[so_real]

What a silly statement!

Having a grasp of American History myself, that's kinda what I thought about your statement that American's are a tolerant bunch. There's a pretty size-able laundry list of things Americans, good old fashioned honest to goodness Americans, don't tolerate. Shame you missed that lesson in Civics; it's not too late to catch up.

[P-Marlowe]

What a waste of perfectly good paper.

Burning them was a waste of oxygen.

[sinkspur]

How come theyre so quiet???

They're not. The ones I know condemn the violence all the time.

But, you want them to bow and scrape for things they, themselves, aren't guilty of.

Did you apologize in public when pasty-faced Tim McVeigh blew up the Murrah building?

[eleni121]

Mayor? OK let's pretend.

"Do you plan on representing the Muslims in your legislative district, should you on the oft chance get elected?"

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I would represent Americans not muslims or hyenas.

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"Or will you shut the door in their faces?"

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If they come knocking during office hours I will greet them in the name of Christ and the US Constitution
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"Will you ignore them if somebody burns down their Mosque?"

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Yes, unless they tell me which of their scumbag fellow terrorists did it.