Don't kill people for a mere holy book, please!
It it's necessary, burn a copy of the Qur'an this simpler way without troubling anybody:
Get yourself the necessary items:
Gasoline, matches, an old laptop, and a big backyard.
Next, download a copy of the holy book.
Then go to your backyard and destroy your computer by fire!
Goodbye holy scriptures!
[Nowadays it is fashion to burn national flags.
What's the problem with burning computers with the Qur'an downloaded?]
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Or, on a second thought:
Better copy the holy book to a cheap flash drive and chuck it into the flames.
No mess, no fuss, no nothing, no offense to any Muslim.
Do kindly, please, include a copy or two or the Bible.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Book for book, Please!
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- McCulloch
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Book burning is symbolic. I could download a copy of a holy book and then erase (burn) it, but such an act would not attract attention nor make a public statement. The people who burn books (or flags) are doing so for one reason. Attracting attention to themselves. (link to George Carlin's famous sketch. Some might be offended.)
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- McCulloch
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Visibility and publicity. This is not about the act, but what it symbolizes. If a Qu'ran is destroyed in a house fire, no one is offended. When a Qu'ran is deliberately and publicly burned, offense happens.Lonely wrote: From another angle:
Why is burning holy books criminal or offensive,
while crushing a laptop with those holy book download is not?!
Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
First Epistle to the Church of the Thessalonians
The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John
First Epistle to the Church of the Thessalonians
The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John
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Post #5
McCulloch wrote:When a Qu'ran is deliberately and publicly read aloud, offense happens.Lonely wrote: When a Qu'ran is deliberately and publicly burned, offense happens.