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Originally Posted by Veritas
The hateful attitudes of Moslems toward those who prefer not to accept a Koran seems like a lot of wasted energy. As remarkable as it may seem, we in the U.S. have this ideal called freedom of religion. It means that no one is forced to accept your compulsion to press your religious beliefs on others.
If your sensibilities are offended by those who reject your religion, you will need to be mature enough to accept that.
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The gift of a Qur'an was not meant to force Islam on the legislators. Anyone who thinks that's what it meant has a huge chip on their shoulder, or is insecure about their own beliefs. I have other holy books in my collection, it doesn't mean that I follow those religions in place of my own. It means I care enough to understand those who are different than me, and appreciate that there are many things that we as humans have in common. And there are differences as well, but I will not die of a heart attack if I read about them. I know this is a hard concept for some people to swallow, but it's called being educated.
The rejection of this gift by those legislators sent a clear message to Muslims: you don't belong here. Or perhaps... this country is only for Christians. So much for freedom of religion.