The parish in Florida announced that while commemoration of the victims of 9/11 they want to burn up Koran. Naturally, this decision initiates many contradictions and negative reactions, especially in the Muslim world.

The terrorist attack on New York, Pentagon and Pennsylvania September 11,2001 is the event that the United States will never forget and forgive. That time not only pride of New York, Twin Towers of World Trade Center laid down in dust, but three thousand bodies turn to ash, passed away. It was the pure tragedy. Naturally, Americans are still mourning. The pain can not be just wiped out. The decision to burn down the Koran is the natural reaction for those who suffer the pain of 9/11 attacks. However, these people should also distinguish between the Muslims and terrorists. Because not every Muslim is also a terrorist. It is the same as if all the people living in West must be "capitalist pigs", just because they are living western lifestyle... But this is, naturally, absolutely not true, this is the wrong perception.

The step to burn down Koran will just provoke the Muslims, and especially terrorists. It wakes up emotions, anger and the negative aspects of the pride.To burn down Koran is the same as "eye to eye and tooth for tooth" from the Old Testament. Nevertheless this behavior is contraproductive. It could easily end as one eye for both eyes and one tooth for all the teeth...

Dagmar Benesova

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