a message to book-burners...

[FlashLackey]

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Book burning is the coward version of that. You can burn a book in your backyard. Nobody would know. But televise it, put it on YouTube... you've done nothing more than film your cowardice.

I agree.

Isn't that similar to people making anti-religious insults on the internet?

Where in this topic have I not made my thoughts on book-burning very clear?

Right here:

I assume that you have a similar message for the "artists" desecrating Christian symbols.

no. just people who burn books out of narrow-minded bigotry and hatred.

The basis for your original message appeared to be that it's wrong to be bigoted against religion and to make public displays of it.

However, you don't seem willing to apply that same basis toward other instances of anti-religious bigotry. It's not clear how or why you would distinguish different instances of it.

I choose not to get into the artistic merits, or lack theroeof, of someone doing something to the bible that does not relate to some religious narrow-minded, hating bigot setting fire to it.

So, if this person who planned on burning the Qu'ran told everyone that it was just art, you wouldn't have a problem with it, regardless of how people responded to it?

...and just to add to this, my objection to book-burning has nothing to do with insulting anyone. It has to do with destroying knowledge, and the deeper implications of what is going on.

What knowledge would be lost or destroyed if he carried this out?