Koran book burning

[Dotard]

Burning it as symbolism and tribute to freedom from the shackles it has held you in is acceptable.

During the 'conversion years' (the time between your brain clicking on and realizing what has been instilled in you from your earliest memorys is bullocks and the time you get rid of that brainwashing effectiveness) I too found myself burning a bible in order to visualize as the pages burnt, so did the lies and religious bullshit turn to ash within my subconscience. As the flames sought out the unburned pages to consume, so did rationality seek out the religious bigotry that was washed into the deepest recesses of my conscience.

It was a symbolic action that served a personal purpose.

[krazedkat]

That's my basic idea as well.

[Harrison]

fighting on religion is just you are living in the age of cages . dump people .

[Autumnlicious]

fighting on religion is just you are living in the age of cages . dump people .

Dump people?

[Jazzykatt]

I am an avid reader and true lover of books. Having said that, the burning of the Koran does not ignite any emotion in me whatsoever. It is a piece of religious fiction that holds no truth and does not impact my day-to-day life. I would probably take more offense to the burning of Twas the Night Before Christmas. The people who make such a commotion over this meaningless act think that the burner is devaluing a piece of sacred scripture (reprinted millions of times over); would suck if it were the original.

Wouldn't you think by now that if god truly did exist, he would send a lightning bolt crashing to the ground in anger over such desacration of his words. Read the Old Testament; he is not that mercyful and just.

[Anomalocaris]

I draw the distinction between going out to buy a book and burning it as a statement, versus burning books from bookstore, libraries, and other people's book shelves so no one else can read it.

The former, so long as its purpose was clear and not an opening shot in a campaign to do the latter, is not in and of itself repulsive to me. The latter, burning books so other people can't read them, is in most cases an opening shot to burning people so other people would be scared of thinking like them.