I don't often agree with Jeff Jacoby, a conservative columnist for the Boston Globe, but in a recent column he asked the question as to why the alleged desecration of the Koran caused such violence in the Islamic world. It's an interesting question. Reports from Saudi Arabia about desecration of Christian symbols has not and will not cause Christians to riot.
Yes, the Crusades, the witch trials, the burnings at the stake were all Christian doings. But, what have the Christians or Jews done in the 20th and 21st century that is comparable to the recent doings in the Islamic world? Is it the religion? Is it the culture? Whatever it is, it is not a good sign.
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