Back to topic listing Forum - Topic: Desecration of the Qur'an by U.S. Soldier
As you all have probably know, a U.S. soldier recently used the Quran as a target for rifle practice...We are all Christians, so of course it's not 'our' Book, though of course, there is a lot of similarity (Adam and Eve; Abraham; Torah; Psalms; etc). I don't know anything about the man who shot it, whether he was a Christian, an atheist, agnostic, Jew nor do i know why he did it...This case is made exponentially more complex, as it was a soldier in a war zone and subsequently it's been a huge story in the media...
But still, it's holy to Muslims...and so it brought up a question to me...
Is it ok to desecrate another religion's 'holy book' if you don't believe it's contents?
Dancnfool May 20, 2008 @ 08:27 AM
I don't believe so. God called us to love others. Are they going to feel loved when they see us doing things like that? Love the sinner, hate the sin.
Talowa July 03, 2008 @ 02:15 PM
I agree whole-heartedly with Dancnfool and Colinwong. In what way can we possibly reveal God's love through such acts?
Colinwong May 20, 2008 @ 07:13 AM
"Do to others as you would have them do to you." Luke 6:31