In a way I agree, it was morally wrong, but it was still a freedom granted in this country. My response to what happened is that we, as people of the U.S., given those freedoms that conflict with other peoples of this world, then we do not belong being over there. We as a people cannot and should not rewrite our Constitution or take away freedoms that our forefathers died for just to appease another group of people. People have burned our flag, books and yes, the Bible. I don't see us going on a rampage or their governments trying to appease us. If my freedoms are dictated by others overseas, then America is truly a dead idea. less

Funny how this is the first post ever done by my husband. We both served active duty, me for eight years and my husband is a few years from retirement. Freedom is one thing we hold very dear - as we have both fought for it. When people start believing that we should be taking our freedoms away to appease others, or for the illusion of safety/security, it makes us feel like we fought for nothing. Do you really believe that Americans right now are not dying just for being American? Do you really think that the terrorists somehow, some way, would not have acted regardless of what one person in Florida did? I am pretty sure they would have found a reason regardless.



Did the actions of one person in Florida kill people? Directly, of course not. Indirectly, maybe. However, it is our belief that he absolutely had the right to do it, and the government should NOT have any say about it. In fact, the government should have stated exactly that - that they don't condone the action, but support his right to do it.



Far to often we sit back and watch people in "other" countries burn our flag, burn images of our leaders, burn the bible, ect. and we do nothing, say nothing. By not acting, we are condoning their actions and supporting their actions. However, when an American exercises his freedom and right, our elected president speaks out against it?



Perhaps I am of the older generation - one that is proud of our country and the freedoms we had. The moment we start losing them (and we already have), we as a nation become weaker.



The great Benjamin Franklin once stated: "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety". This is still true today. less

Provoking a terrorist group is a pretty shitty thing to do, regardless. He should be brought up on charges. Set precedent. He KNEW what would happen. Had been warned a dozen times...did it anyway and now people are dead. The attack on the UN wouldn't have happened if it weren't for his actions. less

I think the call was right.



One of America's strongest points is that it is not a one-religion country; therefore not compelled to align itself with one religion over another. True, Christianity as a whole is the predominate religion, but there are growing numbers of people who are freely following their heart to other religions. That's a great thing about America; there is no "Church of America". People can choose to practice or not practice whichever religion they like.



My personal belief is that burning a copy of the Qur'an is as bad as burning a copy of the Bible (in any of its forms). less

In a way I agree, it was morally wrong, but it was still a freedom granted in this country. My response to what happened is that we, as people of the U.S., given those freedoms that conflict with other peoples of this world, then we do not belong being over there. We as a people cannot and should not rewrite our Constitution or take away freedoms that our forefathers died for just to appease another group of people. People have burned our flag, books and yes, the Bible. I don't see us going on a rampage or their governments trying to appease us. If my freedoms are dictated by others overseas, then America is truly a dead idea. less

I agree, though I didn't vote, as I felt the 'yes, the government should condemn people on their free speach choice's' to be too inflammatory as an answer, and an inaccurate one at that. Yes, you have the right to free speech, but that doesn't give you the right to say whatever the hell you want. Burning the Qur'an is actually one of the worst things you could do in Muslim culture. less