Posted on 03/23/2011 10:40:41 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
United Nations, Mar 23(ANI): Pakistan has taken up the "despicable act" of desecration of the Holy Quran in Florida with the United Nations, and urged it to take urgent steps to promote inter-faith harmony in the wake of increasing acts of Islamophobia.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Pakistan's Permanent Representative Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon voiced his country's strong condemnation of the burning of the Islamic holy book, and expressed "profound regret and deep concern" at the growing trend of Islamophobia, intolerance and hatred towards Muslims as well as insults to their religious symbols and personalities.
Controversial American pastor Terry Jones, who last year cancelled a plan to burn copies of the Koran to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States after international condemnation, oversaw the burning of a copy of the Quran at his small Florida church on Sunday after the Islamic revered book was put on trial.
"While this reprehensible act is the work of extremists and is evidently designed to provoke dissent and discord among communities and peoples across the world, such sacrilegious acts also go against the very concept of inter-faith harmony and threaten the multicultural fabric of the societies and the brotherhood of the United Nations," The Nation quoted Haroon's letter, as saying.
Pakistan believes that civilised people and societies must resist and oppose any tendency towards extremism of any kind, said Haroon, adding that Pakistan expects that the US administration and American people as well as all civilised societies will take due cognisance and express their revulsion against this sacrilegious act.
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Oh I will, right after they quit burning and killing Christians.
This is from the same country that kills converts to Christianity, gang-rapes innocent women as judicial punishment, and just assassinated their official protector of minorities, mind you. Did I mention they’re harboring Osama bin Laden? Because that’s probably important too.
Jeez. I use mine to housebreak my dogs.
I’m REALLY hurt they are so offended by the misuse of the “Holy” Quran.
Scumbag backstabbing bastards.
That’s right. Convene the United Nations to rebuke a nobody who burned a Koran.
Yeah. Issue some santions on that church.
Meanwhile... Christians are being murdered in the name of Allah, but what do they care?
Who is taking care of the family of the assassinated Christian government official in Pakistan? What did the government there do to stop the assassination?
Why should I give a flip about a burned book in Florida?
There was a good demonstration of that ‘inter-faith harmony’ in Jerusalem a few hours ago.
You should see what 165gr. .30 cal from my 308 does to one at a hundred yards.
Collect and burn all Qurans inside the UN building.
They bomb the innocent in Israel, the kill Christians, burn their church and force conversions in their countries but touch the koran..now THAT is worthy of a hearing ..
They have terrorized the entire world with our Secretary of State and President cowering in the corner unwilling to speak up
seriously??
I think he owned the book he burned.
Nothing wrong with that.
“Pakistan believes that civilised people and societies must resist and oppose any tendency towards extremism of any kind, said Haroon,”
“Civilized people and societies?” Well, Haroon, buffoon! I guess that excludes Pakistan!
Screw you, Haroon!
Yeah right. When Paki stops murdering Christians we might think about it. (doubtful)
I like using a muzzle-loader on mine. I can use pigfat as a lubricant in the minie ball.
But I guess a .30 would do a bang-up job on one!!
F the UN!
Now thats an idea.A .54 round ball would sure blow a nice hole.
Burning a Quran is stupid.
It’s a waste of perfectly good toilet paper.
Will the UN set up a no fly zone around that church?
I think most of the people on this forum really understand the proper use of a ‘Holy” Quran. I like our use best.
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