Burning the Qur'an - Mosque at ground zero

1 blog post, 2 topics, obviously both related.

To start with, so everyone knows, I'm pretty Aethist. I think there might be a *something* out there, but there's no proof. (and no... there's no proof, at all, period. If anyone argue's this I'll make it my next blog post).


We're going to start with the burning of the Qur'an.
Basically my opinion on this can be summed up by saying "Terry Jones, you're a fucking doucheclown". We have this guy, this fake pastor, with his tiny cult following that claim they're god fairing, loving christians, who prepare to perform this act that will endanged people. This guy is putting the lives of people at risk. The US embassy is already under protest in Jakarta, and at risk of possibly being attacked.
Another problem with this, and it's unfortunate that a lot of Muslims can't differentiate this, is that the entire US isn't at fault for the actions of a small group of invalid psychopaths. Best case scenario these people would be causing rioting, mass anger, and people will get hurt. Worse case scenario is extremists will start killing to protest these people.
Terry Jones, as a "Christian", how can you continue this act knowing you're risking the lives of people by your actions? You disgust me. At best, you should be thrown in jail, at worst you should be flown to Jakarta and left outside the gates of the US embassy with a letter of apology tied around your neck from President Obama for allowing you to do what you're doing for longer than it takes to send a group of soldiers to take you out.


Next up, the Mosque at ground Zero. This is a tough one.
We have the people who want the mosque not thinking they're doing anything wrong, and we have the people opposed to it who feel threatened by a symbol of what happened becoming a permanent fixture.
Basically you're both wrong.
The group that is building the Mosque, I understand you're not doing this as a slap in the face, but a lot of people take it that way. You need to be understanding about peoples feelings in this. If anything else needs to be explained thent here's really nothing else I can say in this that would help you understand.
At the same time, everyone that's protesting this Mosque is showing the same level of intolerance and hate that led to the attacks on 9-11 in the first place. By saying they're not welcome there you're lumping them into the same group of people, just like if they were to lump all white people into the same group as some of the people that we hear about, military people raping others, murder, etc. Yes I realize this is a poor example but my point is the same.
Both groups should concede in this. The protestors should apologize for their bigoted intolerance, and the mosque should understand peoples hurt and relocate to a place that others wont be upset about. And neither group should do this because their opinion is right, or better, but just out of understanding.

My last point... expecting people to be caring and understanding about others is the biggest joke that exists. No wars have killed more people on this planet than those causes by religious beliefs. Christians who "love thy neighbour" only do so when convenient it seems. When it actually comes to something serious their whole belief structure is thrown out the window. I'm pretty sure the same kind of stuff can be said about some muslim people, but I dont really know enough about it to say either way. (not being mean or insulting, but every religion is full of loopholes... and humans are too flawed to do good all the time).

This situation, both of them, will end badly. I desperately hope they dont, but hoping that religious people act in a caring understanding way is like hoping bullies will suddenty realize one day that nerds have feelings too.