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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
Fair enough, but Christians shouldn't be doing this. Christianity is not supposed to be about about an eye for an eye.
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I don't see this as a case of "eye for an eye". This burning is an expression of a certain shared belief of specific Christians who believe that the Quaran represents something anathema to their beliefs. It does not cause harm to anyone, at least no more than any other form of protected speech.
Personally, as I am not a Christian, I cannot qualify the following, but it seems to me as though "turning the other cheek" never was intended to mean that Christians should simply bite their tongues. Perhaps one can say that Christians should only spread their creed without attacking others, but that is merely an argument of semantics. Our world (and world perception) is relative - meaning, that saying "this is the right way" clearly implies that other ways are wrong.
I can't intellectually fault someone for stating that clearly, rather than merely relying upon the obvious implication, as the ultimate equation is the same.
So this church wants to make a strong statement that Islam is bad ... so what? I happen to agree that Islam, in it's most fundamental form, is a dangerous religion. Ironically, while Christianity's works teach turning the other cheek, as it were, Islamic texts do not. In other words, Islamic texts don't afford any argument of interpretation in this matter, whereas Christianity's does. To me, that's an interesting dilleneation all by itself.