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post #21 of 40
When people do this I figure out what charity is the polar opposite of what they believe and make a donation in their "honor". Then, sometime, I let them know.

It is slactivism but its about all I can do right now.

I'm on lots of wacky mailing lists now.
post #22 of 40
There is breaking news....it might be cancelled. There is conflicting reports right now.
post #23 of 40
Yeah, I've been reading it all.... so he is only going to cancel if IF the mosque location is changed? So stupid.

I saw that the Chaplain who is running for parliament overseas called forth to murder American babies if this church goes through with burning the books.

Truly a sad situation, one hate crime only leads to another.
post #24 of 40
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Originally Posted by MommaKitten21 View Post
Yeah, I've been reading it all.... so he is only going to cancel if IF the mosque location is changed? So stupid.

I saw that the Chaplain who is running for parliament overseas called forth to murder American babies if this church goes through with burning the books.

Truly a sad situation, one hate crime only leads to another.
Yeah.
post #25 of 40
I would call the church and express my displeasure.

I'd look for some counter protest to join, and if there was none I would approach our local pastor about it. I would be thinking of something along the lines of a quiet prayer vigil, rather than a rowdy protest.

There is another side to this that bothers me though. Christian Bibles are regularly burned, along with whole church buildings, in other parts of the world, and this does not garner national attention, or violent street protests. There is very little activism geared towards protecting and helping them, and certainly no front-page stories and presidential invovlement. This one looney with his congregation of 50 is an attention-seeker, and the attention he's gotten has fed his ego, just as the flag burning and "Death to Christians" protests have boosted his ideas that Islam is violent. I think it's shameful all the way around, and it's a never-ending cycle of violence and broken relationships that hurts my heart. I don't care what religion people are, there is no excuse for *any* of this behavior--book burning, flag burning, calls for violence.
post #26 of 40
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There is another side to this that bothers me though. Christian Bibles are regularly burned, along with whole church buildings, in other parts of the world, and this does not garner national attention, or violent street protests. There is very little activism geared towards protecting and helping them, and certainly no front-page stories and presidential invovlement. This one looney with his congregation of 50 is an attention-seeker, and the attention he's gotten has fed his ego, just as the flag burning and "Death to Christians" protests have boosted his ideas that Islam is violent. I think it's shameful all the way around, and it's a never-ending cycle of violence and broken relationships that hurts my heart. I don't care what religion people are, there is no excuse for *any* of this behavior--book burning, flag burning, calls for violence.
Dh raised this point last night. He said that soldiers were told to collect and burn all of their Bibles overseas because it might be offensive to have them around...but most people don't know that.
post #27 of 40
Let's keep this thread focused on counter-activism to this event, if it does happen.
post #28 of 40
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Let's keep this thread focused on counter-activism to this event, if it does happen.
Could we start a thread in Spirituality or something? (not all of us can comment in N&CE)
post #29 of 40
No, I'm afraid that if one was started in Spirituality, it would get moved to N&CE. It is a news story, and it belongs in N&CE.

I am not moving this thread, I just would like for it to stay on topic for the Activism forum.
post #30 of 40
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No, I'm afraid that if one was started in Spirituality, it would get moved to N&CE. It is a news story, and it belongs in N&CE.

I am not moving this thread, I just would like for it to stay on topic for the Activism forum.
I didn't think you'd move it. There's just so much more to discuss!
post #31 of 40
I'm in the Chicago area and I heard on our all-local programming wonderful AM station (WGN) that a local United Methodist congregation announced that it was going to be giving away Qurans at the 10 am service this Sunday. I've tried googling it, as I know which suburb and the name of the pastor from the radio today, but I can't find mention of it.
post #32 of 40
I would be so sad if this were happening in my town. I am so sorry that this must be weighing on your heart.

Whatever action you choose, make sure it is an action to demonstrate love and peace, not an action to aggrivate or make a point (which doesn't seem to be your intention, but still).

This reminds me of the quote from Ghandi...

"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind."

Bible burning... Qur'an burning... War and violence... All so very sad and such a waste of human energy.
post #33 of 40
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Originally Posted by Tradd View Post
I'm in the Chicago area and I heard on our all-local programming wonderful AM station (WGN) that a local United Methodist congregation announced that it was going to be giving away Qurans at the 10 am service this Sunday. I've tried googling it, as I know which suburb and the name of the pastor from the radio today, but I can't find mention of it.
There are several organizations giving away Qur'ans as their response. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation announced a "Restore a Qur'an Day" intention to donate a Qur'an to the Afghan National Army for every one known to be burned. CAIR has a longstanding "Explore the Qur'an" program which donates Qur'ans upon request, and they announced an intention to pledge to donate 200,000 additional Qur'ans through their program in direct response to Dove World Outreach's plan. Etc. If one is looking for just *something* to do, many such organizations -- including both that I listed -- accept donations to help fund their programs.
post #34 of 40
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There are several organizations giving away Qur'ans as their response. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation announced a "Restore a Qur'an Day" intention to donate a Qur'an to the Afghan National Army for every one known to be burned. CAIR has a longstanding "Explore the Qur'an" program which donates Qur'ans upon request, and they announced an intention to pledge to donate 200,000 additional Qur'ans through their program in direct response to Dove World Outreach's plan. Etc. If one is looking for just *something* to do, many such organizations -- including both that I listed -- accept donations to help fund their programs.
I love this idea!
post #35 of 40
I don't know, I see this guy as being in the same realm as Fred Phelps. Giving attention just spurs them on, and this week there was talk of Obama possibly calling the guy about this. I think that last thing we need to do is give people like this even more attention.
post #36 of 40
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Originally Posted by Tradd View Post
I'm in the Chicago area and I heard on our all-local programming wonderful AM station (WGN) that a local United Methodist congregation announced that it was going to be giving away Qurans at the 10 am service this Sunday. I've tried googling it, as I know which suburb and the name of the pastor from the radio today, but I can't find mention of it.
That is an excellent idea!

I am not sure if we have anything going on here or not. We have friends in town this weekend.
post #37 of 40
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I e-mailed the pastor of the church... wondering if I will get a reply! If I do, I will post it!
I'd check with the moderators before posting that.
post #38 of 40
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I don't know, I see this guy as being in the same realm as Fred Phelps. Giving attention just spurs them on, and this week there was talk of Obama possibly calling the guy about this. I think that last thing we need to do is give people like this even more attention.
Agreed. I would say more, but this isn't the place to discuss that part.
post #39 of 40
Well it's over

http://cbs4.com/local/pastor.church.burn.2.1907533.html

Florida Pastor Terry Jones has completely backed down from his earlier pledge to stage a publicity stunt and burn the Koran. He now says his church will, "not today, not ever" burn a Koran, even if a mosque is built near ground zero
post #40 of 40
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There are several organizations giving away Qur'ans
Of course the English text of the Qur'an is also available free online.

One could counter a Qur'an-burning stunt by printing out and disseminating what you find when you search the Qur'an for the word "burn."
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