International Burn a Koran Day

[MarillionFan]

To some it is the "Word of God" and as such they feel it should be treated with respect.

I personally wouldn't burn any book.

Well. I wouldn't burn any of mine, but I'm quite happy to burn yours.

[Gibbon]

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Absolutely, same the other way round.

[Lumiere]

What happens to old (but not old enough to be in a collection) Korans / Bibles / Toras anyway, are they being recycled ?

[Gibbon]

gosh. On my travels down the Charing Cross Road I had often wondered what G.A.Y. stood for.

10/10 for spotting that.

[EC4N]

Burning flags is reasonable protest, it's all that other stuff that Obummer is warning of that isn't and I daresay he has sufficient advisors to know what he is talking about.

I suspect now we can't win either way, if the pastor backs down then these militant Muslims (no tiny minority) know they can impose on our free speech any way they like by threatening us with terrorism.

You contradict yourself. On the one hand you say burning flags is reasonable implying it's wrong to burn the Quran and in the very next paragraph you don't want the pastor to back down.

Obama knows only too well the implications of such a ludicrous action. And he's being responsible in speaking out as any sane minded leader would do. The adverse fallout being, having a profound effect on the psyche of the average Afghan given this is where the campaign for 'hearts and minds' is concentrated.

[wobbegong]

Or a US flag manufacturer?

Hey! get your own plan B!

[Mich the Tester]

What happens to old (but not old enough to be in a collection) Korans / Bibles / Toras anyway, are they being recycled ?

Old Korans are burnt; the muslim sitting opposite me at lunch said that's the correct way to dispose of an old, damaged koran. However, she said they're rarely destroyed; many families own an old koran that's passed down through generations and is a family heirloom. Old handwritten korans are very collectible and can fetch huge sums of money; still, families keep hold of them even through poverty. A bit like grandad's war medals; they might be worth something, but even if you're really struggling, you're probably quite hesitant to sell them.

Don't know about bibles and torahs.

[SupremeSpod]

What happens to old (but not old enough to be in a collection) Korans / Bibles / Toras anyway, are they being recycled ?

Old Bibles are imported into Iran so that they can be burned by Mad Mullahs.

Old copies of the Koran are imported into Sh!tsville, Arkansas so that the Mad Christians can burn them.

The Jews are too tight to part with anything so old copies of the Torah are sold from Jew to Jew, Torah Futures it's called.


Anybody out there that I haven't offended, yet?

[Mich the Tester]

Anybody out there that I haven't offended, yet?

What happens to old VHS tapes of Sagan's Cosmos?

[SupremeSpod]

What happens to old VHS tapes of Sagan's Cosmos?

The labels are stripped off and they're given to people who only have Betamax machines so that they may be tormented for the rest of their lives wondering just what is on the tapes.