Opposition is mounting to the “Burn a Koran Day” scheduled for September 11th in Florida. General David Petraeus said it could harm our troops, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called it unrepresentative of Americans. Attorney General Eric Holder called it “idiotic and dangerous,” and the Vatican has called the planned demonstration “outrageous and grave.”
10 Reasons NOT to Burn a Koran–and How to Fight Bigotry |
| By: sharonkelly Wednesday September 8, 2010 1:21 pm |
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First They Came for the Koran (a Poem) |
| By: hctomorrow Wednesday September 8, 2010 11:21 am |
A poem concerning the Gainesville Koran burning episode and overheated comparisons between book burning and, say, the Holocaust.
Americans Don’t Burn Books |
| By: jamesboyce Tuesday September 7, 2010 6:47 am |
Enough is enough. Enough with the bigotry and the hate. Enough with the race-baiting and the fake debate about the Ground Zero Mosque. Enough of white Americans putting up fences to keep their fellow humans out. Enough of the birthers.
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