“Not upset: I object. You continue to equate Christianity as on an equal ground with Islam.”
No, I equate the actions of some Christians with the actions of some Muslims. You have tried to distance yourself from bad people doing bad things in the name of Christianity so you should understand this.
It appears some want to eliminate Islam, as if that were possible. Only Islam can fix Islam and we cannot possibly win a war with them. The best we can hope for is to support and encourage the moderates/modern thinkers to oppose and eliminate the extremists.
Burning their most sacred book (no matter what you think of it) will not serve that end and only give the extremists more influence and power.
People who advocate such actions are part of the problem.
I’m afraid that you still don’t get it: Islam, the religion, cannot be equated to Christianity. The G-d of Christianity offers forgiveness while we are sinners, to be reconciled and “do well” in this life and to live with Him in peace in the next. The idol of Islam judges by harsher methods, requiring sacrifice and killing for the opportunity to continue sacrifice and killing in the next life.
The copies of the Koran — were they in English? If so, doesn’t that make them not “holy”?
I’m polite, so I write the Lord’s name in a way that shouldn’t offend an observant Jew. However, I don’t worry that if I goof on line, I’ll be stoned by even the most extreme Jews, who are at odds with the majority of the strict Orthodox. I don’t know of any such communities or Rabbis in Texas. There are Imams in Texas who preach physical violence and death to those who do not dress and behave as they interpret Islamic law. (on Centro browser, can’t post links)