Man arrested for burning the Quran

Lol not all Muslims are asian

anyway, in my view, freedom of speech doesn't include the freedom to deliberately offend other people's culture, religion or traditions

I think there's a huge difference between innocent soldiers loosing their lives on a humanatarian mission to try improve the society of those countries whose people have been repressed, neglected and ulitmately deluded, and then having their name tarnished/disrespected by a group, or rather, an extension of those who took the soldiers lives-

and the burning of a commodity, which is of no real consqeunce/importance to this country and has not been hitherto. And incidentally, is the book which those extremists read from/stand by.

And the Quran is disreptful to me as an atheist. What should we do about that?

You have commented on a select number of Muslims reacting rather stupidly. However, this in no way validates your claim that the same arrest would not have ensued if the Bible was burnt, instead.

anyway, in my view, freedom of speech doesn't include the freedom to deliberately offend other people's culture, religion or traditions

Neither is this man burning a copy of the Quran.

what on earth are you actually talking about? 'only your view'? and how is the other forumer taking away someone's freedom?

and yes he is affecting their freedom, mine at that too. we all have rights, certainly, does that mean we can use it to degrade the belief of others?

If a Bible was burnt, no-one would kill anyone. Christianities power was broken after the enlightenment (well, in Europe...). Islam has gone through no such enlightenment, and some muslims will take the burnings as an excuse to kill others. Thats practically a garantee at the moment.

This arrest was only done because the police and government are scared of Islam. They have a gun on the table, even if they do not use it. This would not be done if a Bible was burnt. No-ones scared of Christians (not anymore, anyway).

Ummm... yes it is. It has clearly upset the people who value it as a religious text. I'm pretty sure you would be upset if someone burnt your house down with all your possessions in that others may find insignificant but were very valuable to you. It's a similar situation. You might think the Qu'ran is insignificant in your life but that does not give you the right to burn it.

If you want to live your life being a bigot there's no point in arguing with you, that's your issue.

Lol not all Muslims are asian

It's irrelevant how Christians would react to the burning of a Bible. The point is you have no evidence to support the claim that burning a Bible would not warrant the same arrest. Where is your evidence for the claim that someone would not be arrested if they burnt a Bible?

I think your deluding yourself if you think British soldiers are on a humanitarian mission in Afghanistan. They are not, it's an imperialistic one with our national and political interests being at the heart of it. That being said the soldiers are brave in signing up and they have my full respect. Burning poppies is a disgraceful act.



So, whether we have the right to disparage something or not is dependent on it's neccesity to the country? Can we insult the NHS? Teachers?

If Muslims choose to be offended by someone burning the Quran then I have the right to be offended by the bad stuff said about atheists and et cetera in the Quran, do I not?

Why do they have the right to offend me but I don't have the right to offend them?

Someone burning the only unchanged holy book, containing the direct words of God, the person who created the universe and what we see, highlighted guidance, and containing clear proofs from scientific...

Anyone who has actually researched the Holy Quran and what it entails would never do such a thing. Someone who is ignorant would.

And this man burnt his copy of the Quran in his garden away from Muslims.

You need to be consistent here. If Muslims can practice and preach a homophobic, xenophobic, anti-atheist and et cetera religion that is offensive to many people, then you have no moral right to condemn those who offend Muslims.

This is a two way street.

Personally it's fine that he's been arrested, but as the people who burnt poppies were only fined £50, and this was in a public place on remembrance day, so I don't think that he should have any greater punishment than this.