While I agree with you on teh “wisdom” of burning a book in theroy, our rights are not theory, they are proactice. While I hate the Westboro cult’s protests at slain warriors funerals, I must defend the right to speak-otherwise where (and more importantly, WHO) draws teh line? The soultion to the Westboro fiasco is a counter protest by the Partiot Guard Riders. 30-100 Harleys cranking drowns out the free speech of the one (but does not prevent it), while reminding the mourners that others care enough to be there and step between, non-violently and often non-verbally.
Burning this book or my book of faith or my flag or whatever, as lon gias it is provate property legally obtained (ie not forcibly confiscated by another/from another) is acceptable, while not niuce,it is a free speech issue.
Genrals and politicians need to pay attention to the ball, and not be distracted by the free exercise of individual rights.
Some would say your “right” to be a home school Mom (We HS’d too) is anti-social, inefficient and not legal and should be regulated by the “public schools” but you exercise your rights, no?
God Bless
I agree that this church has every right to burn the books. However, I also think it is folly. It does nothing significant but it does incite violence that others will have to defend themselves against.
I do realize that if we TRULY take a stand against Islam that it will incite violence and we will all have to defend ourselves. This I am willing to do
I just hate to see other puts in jeopardy for a pastor to get his 15 minutes. He has no regard for their lives just for his rights.
“anti-social, inefficient and not legal”
People may say that but none of it is true.
“Some would say your “right” to be a home school Mom”
I missed this wording when I responded before.
The state did not give me a right to be a homeschool mom. I am a mother that is raising my children. I decided not to ‘hire’ the state to educate my children. If the state tries to force me to put my children in public school they have actually violated our constitutional rights.
Sorry pet peeve. I feel the same way each year when I get the letter from our school board saying our homeschool was approved.