I am wondering if anyone out there can explain this strange cloud formation. This image is not manipulated in any way. This is just the way it was, looking east across Lake Osoyoos one summer afternoon.
By now you have all heard of the southern USA pastor, Terry Jones, whose idea it was to burn Muslim holy scriptures. I am not one to condone such behaviour, but I find the reaction of our political leaders a bit strange on this. It is like they are doing major damage control and apologising for this guy who only has a following of 50 people. Knowing the Muslims, they will only hear that America is burning Korans so maybe damage control is necessary.
When they burn our flags, and our leaders in effigy, we are outraged, but our reaction is measured and we consider the source. We know it is only a minority of people that do this kind of thing and a thinking person will not write off a whole people group because of the actions of a few. I believe that having the President of the USA and our own Prime Minister make public statements decrying Mr. Jones, is showing fear. Would it not be best to ignore this fellow?
And another thing. Our own Defence Minister, Peter MacKay, says that "our Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are not fighting against Islam or Islamic beliefs, rather the war they are fighting is against an extremist and brutal enemy."
Last time I looked, the reason they are extremist and brutal is because of their faith. There would be no Jihad against America, Israel, and Christians, who are all infidels and deserve death, if it were not for their faith.
Where are the so called moderate Muslims? Why do they not speak out against this extreme and brutal element of the faith? We are speaking out against Mr. Jones, are we not? And he is not even violent but only expressing his firm beliefs in his own intolerant way. Will the media be brave enough to publish the inevitable cartoons poking fun at Mr. Jones?
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This morning I read that Mr. Jones has a following of 30 people. Why is he getting this much attention? It is the media who are incurring the wrath of the public. This man is an attention seeker and a trouble maker and he is getting both. Turn the cameras on to something note worthy. Also...if the opinion is that faith in the kuran is making it's people extremist, then it is also the Bible that is making christians fanatical. For example, Prolife believers killing abortionists. Where there is religion there will always be extremists. History proclaims it. It is only the true seekers of God, who love Him and their fellow man who will recognize and resist extreme religious behaviour. However it is always the radicals and the zealots that attract all the attention and the overflow of hatred comes down the pipe to us all.
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