And, Terry Jones, a pastor for the Dove World Outreach Center in Florida, plans to send "a warning" to Muslims by holding a Koran-Burning Day. Just what kind of warning does Jones expect to send? Won't this just incite violence? Why not just take moveable letters on a church sign and make it read, "Homegrown Terrorists Welcome Here"?
If you're Muslim, it isn't news that there are a number of people in this country that fear Muslims like Nazis fear Jew bankers; they've been confronting this behavior and violence since 9/11 (And you thought you'd get through this without a Nazi reference?). They are the most vocal and their fundamentalist leaders' goals are driving them to campaign to rid this country of any Muslims looking to practice their freedom of religion.
Americans who contend this is a distraction from the pressing economic problems--and a result of the upcoming 2010 midterm elections---minimize the way that leaders behind the creation of this anti-Islamic fury will twist and manipulate the frenzied atmosphere to continue to advance their theocratic agenda.
I don't fully know what we should do now, but I do have a beginning suggestion: Our side needs its own cheesy 80s rock anthem to cheer on reason, tolerance and acceptance of all people just like the nuts who are spreading hate and fear of Muslims now have their own anthem to cheer on religious persecution of Americans.
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