First Presidency on the Qur'an buring.

[myboynoah]

I can think of times that burning a scritpural text might be a suitable protest.

I find this view regrettable.

[Viking]

This can't be from the LDS church.

Signed,

Prop 8.

[Clark Addison]

Interesting, as I can think of times that burning a scritpural text might be a suitable protest. Just not htis time.

When would it be a suitable protest?

[Jacob]

Interesting, as I can think of times that burning a scritpural text might be a suitable protest. Just not htis time.

I agree. I think book burning is lame. But if I think a book is trash, am I obligated to give it to DI or donate it to the library? Or am I OK to just throw it away? That's the same type of desecration as burning it, though burning it is probably better for the environment--too much trash in landfills and all that.

But to get back to the point. "Such attitudes, behaviors, and actions reflect hatred rather than Christ’s example of love." I don't agree that such behaviors necessarily reflect hate. Well, at least not hatred of people. What ever happened to "hate the sin, love the sinner?" Why not "Hate the book, love the people?"

I love that our country allows the burning of books by private citizens. If the government ever gets into the business, I'll be worried.

[Jacob]

When would it be a suitable protest?

When the book decides to take its talents to South Beach.

[Portland Ute]

I had the day off and was running around in the car. Unfortunately, I landed on Doug Wright on KSL as I was flipping through the channels.

Even more unfortunate, I decided to listen for a few minutes as he talked about the burning of the Qur'an.

He was going on calling this an "atrocity" if it happens. He compared it, I kid you not, to the Inquisition. (He also compared it to the Crusades. Although, I'm not one to rush to say the Crusades can wholly be blamed on the religious intolerance of Catholics.)

Isn't calling a book burning an "Atrocity" a bit ridiculous?

While I don't think burning a book (the Qur'an) is smart and don't necessarily find it in good taste, I think calling it an "atrocity" is asinine.

Also, while I disagree with it, this dude is well within his rights as an American citizen to burn it.

I have heard other blame the burning of the book and this pastor for the certain future deaths of American soldiers.

While I agree that the burning of a book may well illicit such attacks, it is NOT to be blamed for the attacks.

The blame for attacks and murder and mayhem belongs squarely at the feet of Islamic terrorists. Let's not forget that. It is the murderers and attackers that are to be blamed in the future.

Marilyn Manson desecrated a Book of Mormon. Nobody tried to kill him. If they had, would Manson be blamed? No. The crazy Mormon lunatic that would have tried to kill him would have been to blame.

It's a damned book. Billions of copies of it exist around the world.

It's distasteful to burn it, but it in no way is an "atrocity" NOR is it an excuse for people to blow things up, kill people and otherwise perpetrate violence in the name of religion.