OK, Here are my thoughts on Terry Jones Burn a Qur'an day...
I just finished reading his website at
www.doveworld.org
First of all by him doing this, it is perfectly legal and there is nothing against the law that prohibits this. It's what America calls, "Freedom Of Speech". However I think this freedom of speech thing is being pushed a bit too far and is being taking advantage of...
By planning this demonstration this man/group of people will offend and probably even create some type of chaos between muslims and christians...
This man is quoting scripture to justify his cause. This is what I wrote about a few posts ago where many people will only pick and choose certain scripture instead of following the two greatest commandments that are told in the bible.
Mark 12:30-31
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
However here are some verses this man is according to him, giving him his right to do this...
Acts 28:3-5:
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
Ephesians 5:11-14:
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Terry Jones is also quick to point out scripture from the Qur'an as well, like these next verses...
The Qur'an
Qur'an:9:88
"The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah's Cause."
Qur'an: 9:5
"Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."
Qur'an: 9:112
"The Believers fight in Allah's Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed."
Ishaq: 325
"Muslims, fight in Allah's Cause. Stand firm and you will prosper. Help the Prophet, obey him, give him your allegiance, and your religion will be victorious."
What I'm getting at is that both of these religions have the peaceful followers of their faith, and their extreme followers who will only look to hurt the other...
You can't say that all christians are evil minded or hypocrites, and you can't say that all muslims are terrorists. There are some good christians who follow the 2 greatest commandments, and there are some good muslims who don't support terrorism. But it only takes one person of each religion to ignite what could become a violent and religious war...