I only discovered yesterday that Pastor Terry Jones, in my mind a misguided individual, carried out his month old threat to burn a Qu'ran. The result was what we were told to expect - his act resulted in increasing instability in an unstable country and a number of needless deaths. It seems that the sympathy the United States had after 9/11 has been utterly squandered. How do we as Christians first and as Americans second repair the damage and loss of respect from many in the Muslim world? The only thing I'm certain of is that this will not be easy.
Actually, that's not the only thing I'm certain about. I'm also certain that 9/11, the actions of Jones and the actions in response in the Muslim community is the result of fear. The survival of all of us will require something other than a response that grows out of our fears.
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