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Originally Posted by s_k
They "defended" the burning of the Koran by killing people.
When you say they have the right to defend, it sort of seems like you're saying it's reasonable people are being killed because someone (not even the one that got killed!) burned the Koran.
So... that's not what you meant?
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No, not all I was saying this
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But I don't condone what they did, there was no LITERAL actual knife to anyone's throat, it was simply a challenge and furthermore a defilement of Islam. They shouldn't have killed them for burning it, but I understand why they did. There's a better way. They should have started a reading OF the Qu'ran directly adjacent to the burning, imo that would have been the best thing to do. That would have answered the challenge and undone the defilin. Killing them makes them as bad as the one's burning it. They should have led by example, not by counter.
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My point is the people who were killing, were killing because they thought that was the best way to defend. In the end, that's all extremism is - flaw, stupidity, and an incomplete idea. If they'd had stronger leadership, they could have answered that burning in a freakin awesome way. Answer it
with Islam. These people who were acting extremely, were answering it
for Islam. It should be WITH, not for.
I'm saying I understand why they reacted so harshly, but I dont condone the killing, they should have used that energy in a different way.
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It's in the end just a book mate. There's loads of copies. It's nothing more than a book.
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I know that man, but they're not burning the paper it's printed on, they're burning the words and everything it stands for. Along with flag burning, it's one of the most disrespectful things you can do to any group of people imo.