Tuesday, September 07, 2010

What a world we live in....


"I know it's legal, but it's so insensitive to so many people, that they shouldn't do it."

You might think this was a statement about the mosque at Ground Zero -- but you'd be wrong!

It was uttered in response to a Pastor in Florida's plan to burn a Koran on Saturday - the anniversary of 9/11. The pastor, Terry Jones, says it's "to commemorate the tragic day of September 11th".

This might seem like a slam dunk, but apparently not everyone is for burning the Koran. General David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan, says "Burning the Koran in Florida could kill U.S. troops on the other side of the world."

Then again, American flags being burned on that side of the world is an all too common occurrence - so what do you think? Should the Pastor be stopped or do we chalk this one up to the First Amendment and tell the world we won't change what we do because they threaten terror?