WHILE not approving of the plan, thankfully now abandoned, by US Pastor Terry Jones to burn Korans, what has disturbed me greatly is the lengths to which the West has gone to appease Islam, the so-called "religion of peace".
The West has propagated this myth since 9/11 in the face of ****ing evidence to the contrary, which proves that Islam is a religion of violence.
Events in Gainesville and around the world have shown that the West is afraid of the ruthless violence against Christians, Jews and allied servicemen should the proponents of Islam feel that they have been insulted.
Having already witnessed the international Islamic furore over the 'cartoon' issue, we need to be aware of the violence this allegedly 'peaceful' religion is capable of.
How different was the world's reaction when, in 2002, Palestinian gunmen desecrated Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and used Holy Bibles as toilet paper at the very scene of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The international community bent over backwards to condone their actions and eventually arranged for their release overseas.
D Roberts
Tredegar, Gwent, UK
The West has propagated this myth since 9/11 in the face of ****ing evidence to the contrary, which proves that Islam is a religion of violence.
Events in Gainesville and around the world have shown that the West is afraid of the ruthless violence against Christians, Jews and allied servicemen should the proponents of Islam feel that they have been insulted.
Having already witnessed the international Islamic furore over the 'cartoon' issue, we need to be aware of the violence this allegedly 'peaceful' religion is capable of.
How different was the world's reaction when, in 2002, Palestinian gunmen desecrated Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and used Holy Bibles as toilet paper at the very scene of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The international community bent over backwards to condone their actions and eventually arranged for their release overseas.
D Roberts
Tredegar, Gwent, UK
