Burning of the Quran's

When history was made on 9/11, I was in second grade and at school. I vividly remember sitting in one classroom at Kipling elementary School with our whole grade cross legged and whispering. We had absolutely no idea what was going on. Some kids didn't really care and just thought of it as an excuse to not learn anything, but i was concerned about how the teachers were all acting. They kept insisting that there was nothing to worry about, but the looks on their faces said different. I remember coming home from school to find my grandma and mom sitting in front of the TV and crying over something. I was so concerned and confused regarding why they were so upset. They explained what had happened to me so i could remotely understand. Looking back on it now, they really did a great job sugar coating this tragic event.

Personally, I don't really think it is that big of a deal that they are considering building a mosque at ground zero. I understand there is history here, but its a bout time they make it into something useful. When I visited new york, I saw ground zero. all it was a massive mound of dirt and dust. Its a sad place. I think it would be nice to out something beautiful there in its place. There is no reason to forget was happened, but there is no harm in moving forward.

"Opponents of the New York City mosque argue it is insensitive to families and memories of Sept. 11 victims to build a mosque so close to where Islamic extremists flew planes into the World Trade Center and killed nearly 2,800 people." I do understand how people would be against putting a mosque of all things in place of that, but there is no reason to act out in violence. it is one thing to disagree and maybe even protest and let your opinions be heard, but to take matters into your own hands and act out in violence that has the potential of hurting hundreds of thousands of people is most definitely extreme in my book. I think it is very wrong to destroy a book let alone one of the holiest books people cherish on this earth. Muslims consider the book the sacred word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect.

Also, this whole business of "he said, she said, maybe I won't, oh but I will" stuff that Jones is pulling is a bit first grade don't you think? Talk about being immature. "This disgraceful act contradicts the very duties of religious and spiritual leadership to enhance the value of peaceful coexistence and safeguard the rights and mutual respect among religions," al-Sistani.This guy clearly just wants to get attention and he is pissed because he isn't getting his way and  people are not rolling over backwards to make him happy. It is the definition of a selfish person to burn another's holy book and hurt innocent people of a prominent religion just because they don't like what is going on. Cleric Rusli Hasbi told 1,000 worshippers attending prayers this morning in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, that whether or not he burns the Quran, Jones had already "hurt the heart of the Muslim world."

An inspiring quote i found in my article: "They can go on burning the Quran," he said, "It's not going to destroy Islam." Its important for people, especially a huge group that practices Islam, to persevere through tough times such as this that threaten their own religion and the world community.