So what, you evasive weasel? It was a scene of an act of repentance of those who WERE such converts. Any Christian would approve of seeing this. No Christian would just burn books to be burning them.
Let's say you had some recent converts to your Church who just converted from Islam. Let's say they wanted to follow the example of the first century Christians who burned their idolatrous texts and they decided to publicly burn their Korans as a show of faith and they wanted to do it "IN THE SIGHT OF EVERYONE"
Would you stand side by side with them when they did it?
Or would you cower in fear of the repercussions of such an event on you or your church?
Evasive weasel? Where’d that come from? Why call me that? I’m an ordained minister of a major denomination who served his nation for decades. If I have a failing in this attempt on your part to say there’s no Christian basis for burning the koran, it is that I happen to know the bible.
Paul, a non-convert from those religions, was approving of those books being burned. It’s a fact AND it’s proven by Luke, Paul’s traveling companion, including the story in this book of Acts.
Paul was not above intentionally causing trouble when it came to false religion. Shortly thereafter in Ephesus, the Apostle Paul was walking around in goddess diana territory telling everyone that she was no goddess and that they should not be involved in such things. It caused a riot. Read about it, too, in Acts 19.
Paul was no idiot. He was from Asia Minor/Turkey, so he knew what his statements would lead to.
Not a matter of evasiveness, HRN. I just know the bible.
Nor are the Gainesville Christians burning the koran just to be burning it. I’m very sure they’re doing it to make a statement. Aren’t you???