Man ignites Koran near Ground Zero, apparently prompted by Florida Pastor Terry Jones (death, free speech)

[Mullenite]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/11/2010-09-11_man_ignites_koran_near_ground_zero_apparently_p rompted_by_florida_pastor_terry_j.html



A man ripped pages from a Koran and lit them aflame at a protest near the proposed site of a community center and mosque near Ground Zero on Saturday.
"If they can burn American flags, I can burn the Koran," shouted the unidentified man. "America should never be afraid to give their opinion."

[highcotton]

2 Local Men Burn Quran Despite Protest - Nashville

[Opyelie]

Biased reporting much? Two examples from the SAME article -

A hate-filled fanatic ripped pages out of a Koran and lit them aflame Saturday amid the chaos outside the planned community center and mosque near Ground Zero.

In Kabul, more than 10,000 Afghans set fire to tires in the streets and shouted "Death to America" for a second day in a row, also prompted by Jones' calls to burn the Islamic holy book.

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. I'd say hate filled fanatic(s) was applicable to both examples.

Witnesses said it was a ghastly display of fervor

Guess which incident THAT quote applied to...........

[NSHL10]

Surrounded? How about FOLLOWED him a few blocks! Bunch of media whores trying to get ratings while putting our troops at risk as per the administration.

[GSC1]

Good for him. All our C-D lefties will surely support his right to exercise his free speech.

[highcotton]

Six Christians rip pages from Koran outside of White House

[11thHour]

This stuff is newsworthy? Really?

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Opyelie

In Kabul, more than 10,000 Afghans set fire to tires in the streets and shouted "Death to America" for a second day in a row, also prompted by Jones' calls to burn the Islamic holy book.

People taking the actions of a lunatic fringe to be representative of a much larger group. Hmm, that reminds me of something...

[Opyelie]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

People taking the actions of a lunatic fringe to be representative of a much larger group. Hmm, that reminds me of something...

Somehow you did manage to miss the point though..........I notice you didn't bother to quote my entire post...........

[kingdomcome1]

Originally Posted by Mullenite

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/11/2010-09-11_man_ignites_koran_near_ground_zero_apparently_p rompted_by_florida_pastor_terry_j.html



A man ripped pages from a Koran and lit them aflame at a protest near the proposed site of a community center and mosque near Ground Zero on Saturday.
"If they can burn American flags, I can burn the Koran," shouted the unidentified man. "America should never be afraid to give their opinion."

Oh well, there goes the neighborhood.....