Florida Pastor Terry Jones announced today that he still plans to go ahead and burn 200 Korans on Saturday, despite calls from U.S. military leaders and Christian and Jewish religious leaders around the world for him to reconsider. No doubt, Jones has a First Amendment right to do this, but it will only fan the flames in what seems to be an emerging Holy War between Islam and Christianity in the United States and abroad. Al queda has used incidents like Abu Ghraib and the Muhammad cartoons to recruit more people into their terrorist network. This Koran burning incident won’t help and could put U.S. troops in Afghanistan in even more danger. Yes, we should be aggressive in fighting Al queda and terrorism, but we also need to win the hearts and minds of moderate Muslims around the world. Book burning incidents like this won’t help. What’s your opinion on this issue? Please comment below.
