Burning Koran Is Contrary To What We Stand For; Burning Flag Not?
Sep 14, 2010 Political
During a press conference Jake Tapper of ABC asked Barack Obama about the pastor in Florida who was going to burn the Koran (this took place before the decision not to do so). His answer about the pastor was:
With respect to the individual down in Florida, let me just say — well, let me repeat what I said a couple of days ago: The idea that we would burn the sacred texts of someone else’s religion is contrary to what this country stands for. It’s contrary to what this country — this nation was founded on. ABC
Why is it that when a pastor wants to burn a Koran (or a bunch of them) it is contrary to what this country stands for but when someone tries to stop people from burning the American Flag it is a suppression of free speech rights?
Has anyone ever heard some leftist say that burning the American Flag is not what this country stands for? Hell no, they tell you it is a right and all about free speech no matter how distasteful it is.
The same is true for the Korans. I did not agree with burning them but it is the pastor’s right to do so and that is exactly what this country is all about, the freedom to exercise rights even when doing so is distasteful.
The American Flag means more to most Americans than the Koran does so the idea of it being a sacred text is only important to those who think it is sacred.
Bibles get burned all over the world and in many Muslim countries Bibles are confiscated and shredded on the spot and Christian symbols like Crosses are confiscated and destroyed. The items are sacred to Christians but not to the Muslims who confiscate them just as the Koran is sacred only to those who practice Islam.
The American Flag is the symbol of this country and is considered a living entity. And yet the liberals think that burning it is perfectly OK. A commenter here who thinks this Koran burning is wrong (and all about bigoted, Islamophobic people) is a Flag burner.
So while Obama is discussing what is and what is not contrary to what this country stands for, he should probably know what he is talking about before he speaks.
Then again, maybe he was worried about how it would affect the so called religion of peace.
To think, liberals wet their pants whenever some nut job Christian kills an abortion doctor (or performs a very late term abortion depending on how you view it) and paint Christians as radical but dismiss the violent nature of Islam and make excuses for all them.
Obama does not want them to burn his sacred text.
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: american flag, jake tapper, koran, lies, Obama, religion of peace