Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fl. plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11th. They have been given world wide advice not to do so. General David H. Pertraeus advised the leaders of this group that it was a bad idea and that it could jeopardize soldiers and citizens lives due to the irresponsible actions of the church. He also said that if they did stop, it would alter the countries' enemies the opportunity to claim that the United States is engaged in an unholy war on Islam. It also goes into detail the difference between the building of a Islamic center (mosque) two blocks from ground zero and the church burning the copies of the Koran. The debate which is worse and if they should stop one or the other or both. But according to the article they are completely different. My question is are they really different?
First of all, I consider both actions disrespectful to both situations/religion. Pertraeus is definitly right. What is burning copies of the Koran going to do? Its going to cause caos. We don't need our enemies accusing us for something ridiculous like that no matter how much we don't agree with the religion. Two wrongs do not make a right. Its very disrespectful. As for the buliding of the mosque near ground zero. I also think its disrespectful to the United States, to the men and women who died in the attacks, to every hero that helped that day, to those who are fighting over in the Middle East just for the attacks. I understand that we have islamic people in th United States but building a mosque near where the same people attacked us 9 years ago is like stepping on territory. So I do believe both situations are the pretty much the same.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-koran-20100909,0,208162.story
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I definately agree with your arguement i did my article on the exact same thing. i do not disagree with the preacher who is setting it all up i just think it would cause unnessicary conflict.
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