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German Jews condemn planned Florida Koran burning
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Published: 09.09.10, 11:28
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1. Sorry, but I must disagree...
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (09.09.10)
Burning the Qurans is just the right of free speech...this is NOT comparable with what the Nazis did... The naive advocates of political correctness only work into the hands of the Muslim radicals. The time is HIGH, to put up a sign, that the VICTIMS of radical Islam have a voice...that can no longer be silenced...the Quran is a book which promotes all NON BELIEVERS as second class people. The Nazis had their own term of second class people: UNTERMENSCHEN = substandard people... So a NON BELIEVER = UNTERMENSCH... Welcome to the club...
2. all my respect to the Jewish voice of reason
Salma ,   Palestine   (09.09.10)
It's true I'm not religious, but I assure you stupid pastor that Muslims don't worship words or Papers of the Koran, but they worship the Lord of these words, my opinionis to ignore this 'pastor" completely, because in the end one day he will burn himself forever ;)
3. Where people burn books, in the end they burn people,
Mark ,   Netherlands   (09.09.10)
Weird that talk backers here don't remember their fathers and grand parents having the same faith not so long ago in Europe. Yet they are wishing the same misery upon their foes. It appears none of you have learned your lessons.
4. Oh no!
Fluffi ,   Germany   (09.09.10)
Ms. Knobloch is an admirable lady and a firm supporter of Jewish interests in Germany. But now people here will slander at here, that she's a 'self hating Jew' and 'a disgrace that she lives in Germany'. Very sad.
5. XTIANS OWE AN APOLOGY TO THE MUSLIMS
BENJAMIN ,   SINGAPORE   (09.09.10)
BREACH TO RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ! IN SINGAPORE WE WOULD HAVE ARRESTED THAT PASTOR FOR DOING THIS PEACE BREAKING CRIME ! THIS IS NOT XTIANITY BUT A CULT !
6. Unbelievable!
oxo ,   USA   (09.09.10)
Central Council of Jews condemning the burning of a book that is the basis of hatred, killing and genocide of Jews???? Have you read the 10, + 5 additional reasons why they are burning the Koran? Go to his website and read the reasons---most of the sane (but silent) and civilized world would agree with the burning!
7. Let the true God decide who burns.
Arul   (09.09.10)
Salma, Where were you when your pali terrorist brothers burnt Bibles inside the church in Bethlehem and desecrated every thing a few years ago ? Why are you so upset now ?
8. everybody wake up!!!!!!
Robert ,   farmington   (09.09.10)
lets see muslims ties bombs to themselves and blow up innocent people , muslims ran two planes into the world trade center , most muslims hate the jews and americans , muslims trying to build a mosque right next to the world trades center where the worst attack on america soil has ever happened , muslims burn the american flag and the israeli flag daily , but yet a small bunch of people whats to burn the koran and its the worst thing ever...writers , leaders ,presidents , generals get a life , I can think of alot more worst things right now then this , like the economy , for one, israel being forced to give up land , for another healthcare , and the list goes on...do you really believe if the people in florida where to say hey we on not going to burn the koran now , do you really believe the muslims would stop killing.......dont get me wrong there are good muslims................................
9. i like jews .. especially the wise people of them
Jalal ,   Gaza   (09.09.10)
10. book burning supporters
jj   (09.09.10)
bravo. bravo. regardless of the merits of the book (even one as useless as the koran), shame on those who would torch a book because they dont agree with it. truly pathetic.
11. No reason to get hysterical
Christian ,   Sweden   (09.09.10)
That surplus books e.g. books the booksellers cannot sell are grinded to pulp or even burned is normal procedure. So it's a question of who burns, for what reasons and under what circumstances. If someone somewhere for whatever reasons burns a number of Bibles, Qurans etc. in his own backyard or boiler, it's no reason to get hysterical over. I he does it in the street he should of cause be arrested for breaking the peace or offensive conduct. But in no way should we limit our free speach out of consideration for immature, ignorant fanatics, religious or not. What you do with your Bible or Quran in your own house isn't no one elses business. You are free to burn it or use it as toilet paper if that gives you any kind of perverted satisfaction.
12. YOU CAN'T COMPARE THIS WITH WHAT NAZIS DID
chris ,   wales   (09.09.10)
Christians in America have got sick of the fact that muslims are demanding these days more and more and though I disagree with this pastor,I can see why he is angered when 3000 people got killed because of the ideolgy that is found in this Book cause this to occur. this is not people burning but a Book that tells it followers to kill the infidels. I think the Muslims shold consider themsleves lucky that Americans still welcome them and the fact muslims want to insult the Americans by building a Mosque comlex right where 3000 lives where killed by Muslim terrorists..so don't isolate this from this Pastor's reasoning.. by opinion is islam should be banned and until Churches are allowed in Saudia Arabia,Which after all is where Meca is, and when Muslims take out those many HATE Words out of their Quran. the quran has much to answer for what muslims do these days. and as for the man who said this guy will burn in hell. You Don't know anything about hell unless you read the Bible! and you don't know how to avoid going there unless you read the Bible..Quran is nothing more than old and New testament rewritten but in a way that the author rather than copied it word to word,they have Twisted many of the words around and decided to edit bits from it which suited Muhammad. they also added stuff from other traditional books and ideas which came from the Arabia during Muhammad's rise to power.. Yes Christains have plenty to fear from islam because we know the history and also their goal which is to take over the whole world for allah. so I UNderstand where this pastor is coming from in many ways. he is burning books,Not people. WHERE As islamic law teaches muslims to kill infidels and says make no friends with the Christins or the Jews. Sorry to say this but Muhammad declared war on the Jews and taught that God Finished with Jews and those who followed Jesus,christians..muslims attack the Bible and say it not reliable and we have to sit back and say nothing about the fact that the Quran is not the Word of God because we might Upset muslims? Quran cannot be from God anyway because it denies the cross ever took place and denies Jews are still God's people today when the Bible made it clear that God would never change his Mind about Israel! the Bible has shown the quran to be a fake because the Bible is a book of Hitory and also cotain 1 thirds future.We can seen the accuracy of the Bible,even within the dea sea scrolls,discovered in 1947,THEY Found that the Old Testament we have today is the same and has not been Corrupted in any way. throughout the old testament there is nothing about Muhammad and nothin in the new testament about him either..they have taken words ascribed to Jesus And applied them to Muhammad,,THAT IS DANGEROUS! When muslims start reforming and denounce Muhammad's Jihad against Jews and Muslims Jihad Against christians and stop Murdering Innocent people and stop their discrimination against women,then we will respect you! and when you stop liying about Israel's right to exist and being God's people,then we will start to understand you more...stop the Violent and we will perhaps start honouring you! but don't ask us to respct your prophet who disrespcted all the previous Prophets of the bible by denying their very prophecies regarding Israel!
13. Quote
han ,   sweden   (09.09.10)
"Holy book burnings spark hypocrisy (OneNewsNow.com) "There's really a staggering level of hypocrisy and double standard here for the military to burn the Holy Bible and then complain when a pastor's going to do the same thing to the Quran," Fischer contends. "You know, if the military was going to be fair here and even-handed, they would count up the number of Holy Bibles that they incinerated in Afghanistan, and then they would allow Reverend Jones to burn the same number of Qurans." The AFA issues analysis director believes the whole incident illustrates the difference between Christianity and Islam. "When these Bibles were burned [in May 2009], the Christian community did not riot in the streets; we did not threaten violence against anyone," he points out. "[But] when even the threat of Qurans being burned takes place, it's like we're dealing with Armageddon [or] with World War III." Fischer adds that Christianity is a religion of peace, but Islam is a religion of war and violence." http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1160612
14. WHAT THE @#$K?
LAWRENCE RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (09.09.10)
Muslims and their Koran hate the jews with passion and wish for our demise,and jews defend them ???
15. TO CHARLOTTE KNOBLOCH
LAWRENCE RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (09.09.10)
Dear Ms. Knbloch , The very people you choose to defend hate your guts and wish you dead . Burning books is ugly , I agree ,but this did not come in a vacuum...there is a good reason folk like this Pastorfeel as they do .
16. Mark # 3 this is an opportunity...
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (09.09.10)
for muslims to show us that Islam is the religion of peace. They always demand that they be shown tolerance and respect but they never show it to others. This is their chance to show us the Danish cartoons and their treatment of non muslim religions throughout history is all a misunderstanding. This is also a chance for politically correct people to open their eyes and see the world for what it is and not what they would like it to be.
17. No. 3 Mark
NYC Girl   (09.09.10)
Are you sure we're reading the same thing? First of all, there are only a handful of talkbacks at the time you're making your comments, and nobody is even remotely suggesting what you're accusing them of. Are you sure you aren't making a pre-emptive assumption based on some preconceived notions?
18. pastor?, where in his bible is burning Koran mandatory?
observer   (09.09.10)
19. Pastor!, where in your bible is Koran burning mandatory?
observer   (09.09.10)
20. jews slam book burning
moron ,   galut   (09.09.10)
not different than ground zero mosque--both provokative but legal in america--yesterday the iman was writing that arabs were hertened by mayor bloomberg's defense of islam--now bloomberg says book burning is legal so he's a zionist devil again?
21. #3, Mark
E ,   Canada   (09.09.10)
What the Hell are you talking about? You are talk-backer number three, with one of them being an Arab. So who are "they"? Even an non-Jew as I can see your anti-Semitism poking out! Thank God you don't represent all the Dutch!
22. Mark
Jim ,   Belfast   (09.09.10)
I suppose you are just the man to teach them their lessons. What?
23. Book burning
Brod ,   USA   (09.09.10)
There is no need to focus on book burning. Books get burned all the time. It is the content of the book that is important. Is it a book of righteousness and holiness? Or, is it a book of evil, killing and violence? The world should judge the content of a book before making any final judgment. What is more appalling is the building of a Mega Mosque near Ground Zero where America was brutally attacked, the Twin Towers destroyed into rubbles, and 3000 innocent Americans murdered in cold blood by ISLAMIST-JIHADISTS on 9/11. And Islamist-Jihadists have the temerity to build a Mega Mosque near this site to commerate their attack on America on 9/11! And those politicians who support them have no respect for American values and sensitivity. They should be ashamed of themselves. And they will pay dearly in the next election. Seventy per cent of Americans reject the building of a Mosque near Ground Zero.
24. Why is it that burning a heathen book like the Koran causes
Rivkah   (09.09.10)
an outcry among German Jews, but burning the Bible and New Testaments by Islamics and Israelis does not cause an outcry? I agree that the New Testament is misnamed. The Hebrew word renewed was mistranslated new in many places in the English translations of the Bible. Rabbi Yeshua did not come to declare a new covenant. He came to fullfill the Spring Feasts of the Lord of the Jewish faith and to declare a renewed covenant. But Jew haters wanted to expunge Rabbi Yeshua's testimony of anything Jewish so they changed the Shabbat and called the covenant new instead of renewed. What was renewed? The covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And Gentiles were grafted onto the Jewish faith with Jewish roots.
25. # we consider you learn your lesson
Rehavam ,   Israel   (09.09.10)
when you watch your loved ones explode in a bus, or you children die in Beslan like event, or Kassam rocket explode in your yard...
26. pc suckers ,always ready to scream "we're very humane!"
ab   (09.09.10)
27. Leftist Jews should mind their own business!
Jason ,   American Jew   (09.09.10)
Islam is closer to the Nazis. study the koran and see that it calls for killing all infidels unless they convert and submit to islam.
28. Burning
Yaniv ,   Uk   (09.09.10)
I'm not one for burning any book that represents religion, but it's seems like a bit of a taste of there own medicine. When the Israelis left gaza the Arabs burnt the synagogue, when the Jews where kicked out of Yemen the Arabs (Muslims) burnt the synagogue, the Muslims have been for centuries desecrating other religions holy books, worship places etc. So maybe it's time the muslims started respecting other faiths and they will get some in return. It also amazes me the world out cry for the Muslims, the west are so scared of upsetting them yet the Muslims are doing it on a daily base. Imagine the Muslims had no oil = the west then wouldn't give a dam about them period. Full of suckers.
29. #1 Chris
Fluffi ,   Germany   (09.09.10)
The problem is that burning the Quran doesn't improve the situation in any way. It only spills more oil into the fire. What do want, Chris? Do you want that Christians, Jews and Muslims live in peace together? Or do think that this is impossible. If so, what then? Fight some sort of global civil war against the Muslims? Is that what you want?
30. Salma
Daniela   (09.09.10)
You know very well that is the Quran that rules palestinians for this reason peace is so still far away. The Quran is hate and war against the jews and this is what you all do. Hate us and fight our existance.
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