http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-mike-thomas-quran-burn-090910-20100908,0,5042689.column
Executive Summary:
If no one in the media had given Terry Jones the time of day, would this be a story? Aren't the media a little to blame as well if anything truly violent happens? Yes, the press is free to do as they wish, but shouldn't they exercise a little better judgement, just like Terry Jones?
Analysis:
In reading some of the commentary on the Koran burning scheduled for Saturday, I am noticing a trend among some of the recent news stories, especially those touching on religion. Where the US media is busy having a debate on whether or not someone has the religious freedom to do X, Y or Z, this is not the correct question to be asking. Of course Terry Moran has the freedom to burn Korans (or at least he does in the US), just like Muslims have the freedom (and private property rights) to build a mosque near/at Ground Zero, where so many find it so objectionable. That isn't the question. The question is---should they be doing this? Why are so many "adults" having problems acting appropriately when they do have the right to do something, but should personally restrain themselves from exercising that right, at least at that time and in that way?
Thursday, September 9, 2010
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