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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
Well, I said that because I think you have no point that they should deserve the same kind of response, because they're completely different things by way of their root causes. One is free practice of religion for no other reason than to freely practice religion. The other is exercise of freedom of speech for no other reason than to antagonize an entire religion. They're very dissimilar in nearly every regard besides 1.) people exercising their right to do things and 2.) certain groups seeing them as insensitive. Things being insensitive to certain groups of people does not mean that they necessarily deserve similar responses.
Passing gas on a crowded train is insensitive to certain groups of people, as is murdering a family of six to other groups of people.
I wouldn't imagine that those two exactly similar things that are insensitive to certain groups of people should deserve the same response.
Of course I'm being hyperbolic with that, but just because things are "insensitive" to groups of people does not mean they should be treated equally just based on the sheer fact that certain people are offended by them.
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But 3,000 lives lost & the WTC crashing down wasnt some little event like passing gas on a crowded train. The NYC mosque is a big deal to a lot of Americans. Just like burning books is a big deal to Muslims.
Where they differ is that this pastor is a huge idiot who is only looking for some spotlight.. and the Mosque Imam just doesnt care if he is offending New Yorkers and Americans. His apathy is obvious because he wont even look into moving the mosque, eventhough many people are deeply offended.
We are not going to see eye to eye on the Mosque issue. But its not like I disagree with you on the Koran burning party.