Obama Administration Rallies Against Quran Burning on 9/11

Kevin Derby's blog | Posted: September 8, 2010 9:59 AM

With the Vatican, General David Petraeus and even Angelina Jolie weighing in on Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville leading a ceremony to burn the Quran on Saturday to remember the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it’s no surprise that the Obama administration is starting to take aim at Jones’ plan as well.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who met with religious leaders on Tuesday to discuss the event on Saturday, condemned Jones’ plan as “idiotic and dangerous.” Obama adviser David Axelrod was on NBC’s Today show on Wednesday morning trashing the idea.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also took aim at Jones in remarks on Tuesday night -- ironically enough, at dinner honoring Iftar, part of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. "I am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has come from American religious leaders of all faiths," she said.

As for the president, while Obama himself has remained silent, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs echoed comments from Petraeus that the Quran burnings could prove deadly to American servicemen stationed in the Middle East.

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Sarah

12:42PM SEP 8TH 2010

These same zealot christians are similar to the radical muslims who attacked America on 9/11. The burning of any religious text to prove a point is not proving a point at all. It only illustrates the stupidity of some people. Honestly, what good will come out of burning any Bible, Torah, Vedas, or Quran? These people involved in burning the Quran are exercising their use of freedom of speech and rightfully so, freedom of speech is protected under the constitution. BUT WHAT ABOUT FREEDOM OF RELIGION? that is also protected under our constitution, thus allowing ANY individual, muslim, jewish, christian, hindu, ect. to build a place of worship in THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as well as practice it peacefully. These zealot christians say that it is a work of God's command to burn the Quran on 9/11. What God do you pray to Pastor Terry Jones? I am a christian, and my God is a loving God, a forgiving God, and my God would NEVER instruct someone to burn a religious text. Let us remember the Christian crusades where CHRISTIANS murdered muslims for two hundred years. Everyday America gets closer and closer to could possibly lead to another holocust with innocent victims. Lets stop with the violence, and practice what we preach.

Joe

2:46PM SEP 8TH 2010

Okay so it probably wouldn't be a good Idea to burn a Quran. At least not in the name of the United States, or in the name of Christian Religion.
I have mixed feeling about burning a Quran because of the 911 attack on the US. Why is it ok for Muslims to burn the US Flag issue death threats to anyone who says anything negative about the Muslim religion, but when it come to us the People of the U.S we can say or do anything because it might inflame the Muslim population and cause retaliation to our soldiers or our people.
If the Muslim population decided to burn a bible I don’t think anyone the while house would give a damn. I don’t think anyone in the United States would start a riot over burning a bible. The way I see it, if you have problem with the bible, do what you must and if burning bible make you feel better then do it.

Sarah

4:17PM SEP 9TH 2010

First, it isnt okay for muslims to issue death threats or burn the us flag,no ones said it was. But please remember ur dealing with a small percentage of muslims who are radicals. not all members of this religion are on the far end of the spectrum with being radicals. Since it is not okay for radical muslims to do those things... it is not okay for radical christians who claim it is the work of God to burn a religious document. Any form of being a radical is not justfied. A famous philosopher once said "an eye for an eye only results in making the whole world blind"-ghandi. This quote is true. If we retaliate after 9yrs of not retaliating, with the exception of war, what point are we proving? we're just as abhornet as those islam radicals. Also, these people(christians) claim it to be the work of God, who they have stated they believe Jesus Christ is their God. THis is not the work of God, like I said, my God is a loving God, a forgiving God...saying that it's the work of God is using it as an excuse that many people would hope can be jusitifed, which it can't. Whats wrong is wrong, and whats right is right. The constitution does not say ALL PEOPLE are entitled to LIFE. LIBERTY, HAPPINESS, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, and FREEDOM OF RELIGION with the word BUT after it. But muslims. but christians. but jews. but gays. but blacks. but whites... cant u see what this is only the begining of happened in Germany decades ago?