Burning Koran's - Just say no.

A Florida church wants to protest the spread of radical Islam by burning the Koran on September 11th.

This is a bad idea and I'll tell you why.

1. Burning books is the act of despots and tyrants. Anyone who reads this blog knows how I feel about Islamists and the plans of the Muslim Brotherhood. But, unless we're in this for the total elimination of Islam, the burning of their Holy Book is simply a disgraceful and disrespectful act to those who practice Islam who might actually be worthy of cultivating in a reformation of the religion. On this, I agree with Hillary Clinton (gratuitous photo of "Never miss a meal" Hillary below):

2. Burning books is UnAmerican.

3. If the Florida church wanted to truly highlight some of the more egregious aspects of Islam, they would instead of burning the Koran, choose some of the more, er, interesting parts of it to read.  Well, check out a few of these.  Of particular interest to Jihadists are:

• "Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5:51)
• "Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:27-)
• "Say: 'Praise be to God who has never begotten a son; who has no partner in His Kingdom..." (Surah 17:111)
• "'How shall I bear a child,' she [Mary] answered, 'when I am a virgin...?' 'Such is the will of the Lord,' he replied. 'That is no difficult thing for Him...God forbid that He [God] Himself should beget a son!...Those who say: 'The Lord of Mercy has begotten a son,' preach a monstrous falsehood..." (Surah 19:12-, 29-, 88)
• "Slay them wherever you find them...Idolatry is worse than carnage...Fight against them until idolatry is no more and God's religion reigns supreme." (Surah 2:190-)

So, don't burn those Koran's.  I think these people planning this should on September 11th instead say, "we were going to burn these, but we decided to read these passages instead."  Maybe with the press coverage they would get, some of this stuff would finally get reported outside the one's seeking it out.