Ths subtle but very important difference here is that Hitler's book-burnings were actively supported and encouraged by a political party that happened to be in charge of an entire country at the time, whereas Pastor Jones here is head of an insignificant little church in the back-end of nowhere with a congregation of just a few hundred people.

Sadly, it says far more once again about the faith (and its followers) that's supposedly on the receiving end of this 'deeply offensive insult', than it does about the offensive act itself.

I blame the media he has about 50 followers if the media didnt publish it then we/world wouldn`t be commenting on it now.
The media has such a power over the public and it needs to take that into concideration when publishing this crap !! Humans unfortunatly are like sheep and are easily lead so if a paper write it and its on the tv then is "TRUE".

The guys a fool and it shows this by his small fallowing but now with media support/intrusion he prob has thousands of followers and has made a mountain out of a mole hill.

Media power is unreal it just takes a little comman sence and a little intelligence to see through the rubbish they write to sell papers !!!

Yeah exactly.

It's just one pastor doing the burning not a state.

Christianity has had it's fair share of 'insults' - artists putting Christ in piss for example - but life goes on.

Now we have the ludicrous example of Pakistans interior minister calling interpol to try and get this Pastor arrested, while his country is still flooded!. It's more obscene than the burning this grandstanding and chest beating by Islamic politicians.

I would say that a lot more water has passed under the bridge since that plot :lol1:

WRT the OP, we've been here before. Just because you have a right to do something doesn't mean that it's right to do it.

Yeah but when people threaten you with violence if you do something - that you are otherwise free to do - it automatically makes it a stand against bullies.

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I agree but if we take a step back and someone asks us not to do something we are free to do for a reason then we make a judgement call on how valid that reason is and either stop or carry on.

The pastor in the OP has been globally condemned for his behaviour and yet he is still bent on his course of action. To me it feels like he is simply doing this because he can and the rest of the world can be damned. An interesting approach from a supposed man of god whose religion preaches tolerance and forgiveness...

What reason is valid for not doing this?

He probably wears a white pointed hat and robe of a weekend


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I'd quite happily burn one tbh

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Just what I was thinking:thumb:

LMFAO

I'm sorry folks, but that tickled :lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1:

+1

As wrong as it is I coulnt help but laugh at that lol

yep:cuckoo:

Funny how it's only Muslims that respond to stuff like this with violence .... :Suspiciou As *Christians* we/others are meant to *turn the other cheek*. Well, how about Muslims do that for once or STFU!

Dave

I think you will find its the troublemakers who will do that, and take full advantage of the opportunity too.

They say he has put it all "on hold" for the moment anyway.

Les

I think his words were on the backburner :D