What if it was the Book of Mormon being burned?

9/11 has come and gone and there was no organized Quran burning

. But,American flags were being burned all over by the Muslim world. Why? Did American's actually do something wrong? The 50 or so nut jobs in Florida hardly share the opinion of an entire nation. On top of that, they did not actually do the book burning. So why burn the American Flag as if the entire nation was acting unified? It would seem to me that the the flag burning protests around the world might be more justified had anything actually taken place. These individuals called for the hanging of Pastor John if he burned the books. Is that a rational reaction to something that hasn't even happened yet? From my perspective, those who took the time to hold protests by burning the flag of my nation as an "answer" to the burning of the book of their nation is hypocritical at best. Why should Muslims in other nations be legally or socially allowed to burn my nation's flag and yet a few inconsequential nut jobs in Florida are not "allowed" to burn the Quran? While I am not endorsing book burning of any kind, I hardly consider the Muslim response to be fair or civilized.

Then I started to think, "What would have happened if the Muslim world wanted to burn the Book of Mormon over the war in Afghanistan or for some other reason?" I wondered if anyone in the world burned a Book of Mormon that Mormon's would burn the flags of that nation or people? Would there be threats of violence at all? I would be very surprised if there was such a reaction. Why the difference?

The Book of Mormon is the Keystone of our religion. LDS Prophets since the Book of Mormon was translated and printed by Joseph Smith have taught of the book's eternal importance in our lives, and in many ways can be viewed as the Quran of the Mormon faith. The Book of Mormon is of great value to members of the LDS faith. Mormons have had their books burned and presses destroyed in the past without similar reaction. Why such a different reaction than that shown by Muslims around the world?

One answer could be, "Mormon's aren't terrorists." I believe that carries an oversimplified judgement on all muslims. Then again, the reaction of the Muslim world to an event that didn't even take place does not show them as the passive peaceful people as many have perceived Islam to be the. Mormon's don't function on fear and terror or under threats of violence as Jesus Christ, our God, did not preach such behavior. If Islam is a peaceful religion, then to what rationale can such hatred be justified?

Christ taught to turn the other check, to love our enemies and bless them that curse us. This is the work of the Lord and no amount of Books of Mormon being burned will stop the Church from moving forward. I would like to think that a truly peaceful religion would embrace a similar approach; even the Muslim religion who claims to treat Jesus Christ as a prophet. Perhaps Muslims are not terrorists, perhaps they are a peaceful people; but it would seem to me that more effort should be made by those who really are peaceful Muslims to solidify that image and to distance themselves from those who appear to be equally as Crazy as Pastor John and his anti-muslim church in Florida.

What if it was the Book of Mormon being burned?

By: James Numark

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