{"id":7366,"date":"2011-04-04T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T00:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imaginarydiocese.org\/bishopjohn\/?p=7366"},"modified":"2011-04-04T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T05:20:02","slug":"koran-burning-leads-to-more-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/imaginarydiocese.org\/bishopjohn\/2011\/04\/04\/koran-burning-leads-to-more-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Koran burning leads to more deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

The warnings of the Barnabas Fund <\/a>and many others about the negative consequences of the\u00a0burning of the Koran\u00a0went unheeded by a small extreme Christian group with disastrous results in Afghanistan on April 1. I\u00a0reported last year on the negative consequences of this action in India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the time of the original threat of burning the Koran there were deaths in Afghanistan and protests in Iran\u00a0despite the Pastor’s retraction of his earlier claim, Koran burn? ‘Not ever’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tragically, Pastor Jones later stood in silent witness\u00a0as another Pastor did burn a Koran<\/a>; hence the current loss of life in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Has this caused a re-think on the part of Terry Jones? Sad to say, Terry Jones defiant despite murders in Afghanistan over Qur’an burning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See nearly 800 comments on the Guardian poll;\u00a0Is the Florida pastor who burnt the Qur’an morally responsible for the deaths of UN staff in protests in Afghanistan?<\/a><\/p>\n

Violence begets violence. Extremists don’t care. For the Christ follower, we seek the peace of the city (Jeremiah 29:7<\/a>). In Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount, The Beatitudes: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God’.\u00a0(Matthew 5:9<\/a>) We remember that justice will be done at the future Day of the Lord’s return, by the Lord. Not us! God holds us accountable for our lives. And so we pray: \u00a0‘Lord. have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ‘<\/p>\n

Article, UN staff killed in Afghanistan amid protests over Qur’an burning<\/a> and \u00a0Kandahar protests of April 2<\/a> and\u00a0 Protests continue April 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, President Obama calls for tolerance after Koran burning prompts deaths in Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please pray for peace and for extremists of all varieties to be touched by the Spirit of Christ, the Prince of Peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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