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Even in countries where it is not punished by death the burning of the Quran remains an immensely controversial act that is seen as hatemongering by many - it also incites Islamic Fundamentalists into revenge attacks and is as disrespectful to the Muslim world as Bible Burning is to the Christian world. | Even in countries where it is not punished by death the burning of the Quran remains an immensely controversial act that is seen as hatemongering by many - it also incites Islamic Fundamentalists into revenge attacks and is as disrespectful to the Muslim world as Bible Burning is to the Christian world. | ||
Due to its immense stigma the act of burning the Quran (at least publically) is extremely rare - the most infamous example was the Westboro Baptist Church, who burned a Quran in front of a Muslim and taunted him over it. | Due to its immense stigma the act of burning the Quran (at least publically) is extremely rare - the most infamous example was the Westboro Baptist Church, who burned a Quran in front of a Muslim and taunted him over it following [[9/11]]. | ||
[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Religious]] | [[Category:Anti-Religious]] | ||