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Do you support Pastor Terry Jones's Quran burning protest
Yes - I support it 12%  12%  [ 11 ]
No - I am against it 69%  69%  [ 61 ]
I don't know - Show me the results 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
I don't care - Show me the results 17%  17%  [ 15 ]
Total votes : 89

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09 Sep 2010, 1:35 am

Simple.

Do you support this protest? Yes or no.


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09 Sep 2010, 2:00 am

in heaven's name, NO :!:
the preacher doing this has a screw loose, as do his supporters. two wrongs never make a right. but it seems in today's america, that three wrongs DO make a right. :roll:



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09 Sep 2010, 2:01 am

First it was charactures of Muhammad and now this.

Not sure what difference it's going to make other than to get a rise out of muslims which seems to have worked the last time they banned FB from some of its users in places like Pakistan.


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09 Sep 2010, 2:05 am

Actually, the whole business is terribly silly. A clear indication chimpanzees are more advanced than humans since they disdained the discovery of fire.



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09 Sep 2010, 2:21 am

Against it but they have the right to do it as I said in the other thread. I don't really care about Muslims being offended and personally feel Islam should be criticized but this isn't productive at all.



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09 Sep 2010, 2:28 am

Defiantly not



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09 Sep 2010, 2:51 am

This Atheist says: definitely not.

The caricatures were a great idea. This is not.


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09 Sep 2010, 3:54 am

I'm participating in the 9/11 Buy a Qur'an Day, a counterprotest in which everyone is encouraged to buy a new Qur'an on 9/11 to show solidarity with (or identity with) Muslim communities. Mine might technically be an iPhone Qur'an app, but I'm definitely participating.


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09 Sep 2010, 6:08 am

BigK wrote:
Simple.

Do you support this protest? Yes or no.


It is a counterproductive gesture.

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09 Sep 2010, 7:06 am

I oppose the burning, but since they're protected by the First Amendment, nothing can really be done about it.


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09 Sep 2010, 7:50 am

Go Not for the Burn topic

I oppose it. Just stupidity.

But my imagination runneth over: What if the Prophet arose out of the ashes and smote the infidels responsible for this dumb and dumber deed? :twisted:


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09 Sep 2010, 8:06 am

I'm a Christian, and I'm completely against this. In fact, I have a Qur'an at home, and have read it. Reading books, rather than burning them, is always the best option.



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09 Sep 2010, 8:28 am

BigK wrote:
Simple.

Do you support this protest? Yes or no.


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The US Supreme Court has already (symbolically) burned the Bible at the stake so why give an exemption to the Koran?

Perhaps President Obama could conduct a public book burning ceremony (publicity gimmick) at the White House to raise money to balance the budget?

Books Obama could burn in public (to raise revenues derived from ticket sales to balance the budget) could include such books as: Mad Magazine, the Bible, the Koran, and TV Guide.*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanis ... nty_Python)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pe ... s_heretics

http://www.beliefnet.com/

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Oops...forgot to include the National Enquirer to the White House book burning list. Sorry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Enquirer

According to the National Enquirer, aliens from outer space are real.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_th ... (1951_film)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previou ... index.html



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09 Sep 2010, 8:43 am

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09 Sep 2010, 8:52 am

pgd wrote:
BigK wrote:
Simple.

Do you support this protest? Yes or no.


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The US Supreme Court has already (symbolically) burned the Bible at the stake so why give an exemption to the Koran?

Perhaps President Obama could conduct a public book burning ceremony (publicity gimmick) at the White House to raise money to balance the budget?

Books Obama could burn in public (to raise revenues derived from ticket sales to balance the budget) could include such books as: Mad Magazine, the Bible, the Koran, and TV Guide.*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanis ... nty_Python)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pe ... s_heretics

http://www.beliefnet.com/

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Oops...forgot to include the National Enquirer to the White House book burning list. Sorry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Enquirer

According to the National Enquirer, aliens from outer space are real.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_th ... (1951_film)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previou ... index.html


The National Enquirer is probably one of the most reputable news sources in our country sadly.



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09 Sep 2010, 8:58 am

What's funny is the result as it stands right now with 8% supporting is what I had said yesterday that I thought would be a representation of the public at large for who would be supporting such an act. Actually, I said that 8% would be on the high end but considering the small scope, the adjustment from 5% to 8% is more than reasonable (and probably a little low).


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