Roger Kimball, editor of The New Criterion, looks at the double standard being promoted and enforced by the U.S. government (a double standard that began with Bush II and is continuing under the Obama administration):
The U.S. government under Barack Obama is deeply committed to battling any belittlement, criticism, or questioning of Islam. (“I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States,” he said, “to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.”)
At the same time, however, it is OK, in the Obama regime [SEE BELOW FOR AN UPDATE], for the U.S. government to burn Bibles. Yes, that’s right. Bibles were sent to U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. But the U.S. government determined that the presence of Bibles in this “devoutly Muslim country” might inflame the natives. So they burned them. Why did they burn them? Because it is military policy to burn its trash.
So, the Bibles, according to U.S. policy, are trash, garbage, and it’s OK to burn them.
Read his entire post, which is generating a lot of conversation, on the Pajamas Media site.
Burning Bibles is not a good idea. Who can keep this in front of the public so this policy will change?
Posted by: Dan Deeny | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 07:26 AM