Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #8 Islam: Two Perspectives

Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #8 Islam: Two Perspectives: "Find where Islamic religious beliefs intersect with current events. Research a Western news source on the story and summarize the article fr..."

Americans Perspective:

According to the article,the US government plans to set fire to copies of the Muslim holy books on the day of terrorist attacks, in order to express the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. They think burning Qurans is less civillised than drone attacks on civilian populations. This can be also viewed as hostility towards Muslims.

Islamic Country's Perspective:
This act is a huge controversy to Islamic nations because Quran is their holy book to their religion, which always impacts their people in every life style. The counter article criticizes a paster who plans to burn the Qur'an as "the average IQ likely drops to the Stone Age".

Conclusion:
In conclusion, we can see the differentiation of religious beliefs between these two nations by the concept of burning Qur'an. US thinks burning Qur'an is less dangerous than drone attacks on civilian populations. However, this is no better for Islamic nations because burning Qur'an is every inappropriate to them religiously and morally.


http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2010/09/201091112152289695.html
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/2010/09/08/15283071.html