Petraeus Urges Florida Church Not to Burn Copies of the Koran

I'm uncomfortable with the idea of a private citizen being harassed by the military for (unfavorable) public expression. It is one thing to personally abhor the proposed act, but must we accept this meddling? Do we want General Petraeus calling up the writers for 'South Park' and 'Saturday Night Live' and asking them to avoid slighting Islam? Do we want him pestering the editors of a certain Danish news paper? Should he ask Salman Rushdie to stay out of the public eye for the public good?

Looks like two decisions need to be made by two different groups of people. Will they make the right decision? One wants to burn the Koran another wants to build a mosque. Both have the right to do it. Lets see who makes the correct decision.

I applaud General Patraeus for his actions, and yes he was the right person for coming out with the remarks he offered. Besides, the general is responsible for over 50,000 Americans in Afgahnistan not to mention other in-country US citizens. If I were a parent or other family member of a man or women who happened to be in Afghanistan, it's exactly what I would expect the general to do. The pastor in Gainsville, Florida needs his head examined, and his so-called title of pastor taken from him. I can't even begin to think of a pastor who espouses hatred. I, for one, wouldn't be part of any congregation who espouses hatred towards another. That's not what Christianity teaches us...

Its not a good idea to do this.....it will incite violence and death to our USA citizens and soldiers....Please don't do it, lets not have our peoples blood on our hands....we already have to much to fight, please don't do it!

This anti Muslim hatred is being spread by right wing talk radio and FOX NEWS.

I agree that America needs to STAND UP more strongly against the Islamists' threats. Burning a "Holy Book," however is not the way to do it!

This may not be wise, etc. but I don't agree that it will endanger the troops more. That doesn't make sense. They always have known & taught that we are the "great satan", we are mainly "infidels", & thus we're to be killed/taken over. So how does this make it any worse?! Bibles are burned by Muslims, others - nothing new. We're already succumbing to "Sharia law" by not exercising our rights b/c we afraid of retailiation - and that's what they want. This flies in the face of the supporters of Ground Zero Mosque saying we need to show them how great we are here w/our freedom of religion/speech...& all about our Constistutional rights & not "sensitivity". But with this, they say no, it's the other way around.????!!!!!!

What did Gen.McAurther say?Old soldiers never die,they just fade away.Well Gen.Patareus time to step down,You have come to the end of your tour in the Army.

Too bad the media wont boycott this hate mongering church.

A Jewish scholar said this when one burns books, one burns people. He said that during the Nazi book burnings in 1933.