I think most Americans are scratching their heads to understand “Why the violence that erupts?”
[Edited communication, for better understanding of people’s rage in Afganistan]
Ahmad,
Anyway, this is indeed another good topic to discuss, as most non-Muslim’s, I feel, don’t understand why this turns into bloodshed. Certainly, nobody wants to see a Bible or Quran or any other religious text, or heck, for that matter, any book whatsoever burned. That’s just silly, unnecessary, un-called-for, etc. But, it happens – I remember the stories of my neighbor when I moved to Warrenville. She was much older, and was in Germany when Hitler was burning books, and had some very dreadful stories about that. For me, religious texts are simply human’s manifestations, or creations by humans, NOT the Deity, so when one destroys that book, they are simply destroying a creation of a human. Distasteful, yes, but an affront against the Almighty, no. So, it would never cause me to ever seek the destruction of another human being for this transgression, as it is simply destroying a human creation, NOT the belief, teachings, or word(s) of God.
Maybe the PPT answered why Muslims would treat the Quran differently than say a Christian would treat the Bible, but since I couldn’t read it, I don’t know, so am asking for clarification. So my question is: What is it with the Quran, that if/when it is destroyed it can cause such violent reactions?
Hopefully I’m asking this in the proper fashion, with no affront intended – simply wanting to learn for myself what’s going on in the world. Thanks for your explanations!
Jim