What to do if someone burns 200 Korans?
Appropriate Responses
- Burn 200 bibles
- Ignore the rantings of a church with only 50 members, of which only 20 are taking part, who only want publicity
- Peaceful protest
- Condemnation by other religious figures
- Do nothing
Inappropriate Responses
- Jihad
- Turning the media stunt of a dozen demented nutters into the biggest global news story on the planet
- Blaming the US Government
- Idiot news presenters asking whether the Government will stop the event
- Making Koran (or bible) burning a criminal offence
- Any threats of violence
- Having the UN Secretary-General call the proposed burning “intolerable”
I note that the pastor, Terry Jones, has also said he plans to burn a copy of the Talmud. I doubt that will generate 0.1% of the stories that buring a Koran does.