[Just mythoughts]

As a student who studies I am familiar with Stephen and see absolutely no correlation with Stephen and what this man did.

To provoke just because you can is against God, He told us to Matthew 10:16 "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."

Where is the wisdom in what this man did? This is a free country and with that freedom every individual can believe whatever they want. There are plenty of murders committed every day in this country and this man could have stated "Jesus Forbade Murder" quoted the scripture which should apply to all and left it at that.

In what possible way will the words this preacher used teach what he claims to be a teacher of? So he wanted to outrage Muslims, why because he taught Christ or because he insulted their beliefs, to what end? I thought that Christian preachers/priest were to teach to bring people to God.

Christians need not provoke hate, they will get enought hate just teaching the Word.

[Woahhs]

There are many "students" of mathematics (usually in grade school) that absolutely don't see the utility of "letters" in problem-solving either, so it doesn't surprise me you don't see the parallels to St. Stephen.

Stephen's entire testimony was for the sole purpose of pointing out the corruption of the religious leaders (and by extension, their doctrines) he was facing.

In the context of 21st century America, the two clauses on the sign accomplish the same end.

The wisdom this pastor is teaching is that Christianity and Islam are NOT moral equivalents.

For you to assert the pastor's intention was nothing more than provoking Muslims is to judge his heart, and nothing more than vanity on your part.