To react, or to love?

I'm sure most of you know about the Florida church's plan to burn the Koran on Saturday. Both Liberals and Conservatives are talking about it, and it has become a national headline.

The pastor of this church, Terry Jones,  said, "We feel it's maybe the right time for America to stand up. How long are we going to bow down? How long are we going to be controlled by the terrorists, by radical Islam?"

The point he's trying to make is a good one, but I do not believe he is doing it in the right fashion. God does not call us to disgrace other religion!

General David Petraeus said last week that if images of people burning the Koran leak out to Muslim nations, our troops and civilians in their countries could be in danger. "Images of the burning of a Koran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan -- and around the world -- to inflame public opinion and incite violence," Petraeus said. "Were the actual burning to take place, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult."

I wouldn't care so much if the burning of the Koran was harmless, but if General Petraeus thinks our troops could be in danger because of it-----that strikes closer to home.
As most of you know, my cousin Ryan was in Afghanistan just a few months ago. If he was still in Afghanistan on September 11, he could very well be in danger because of this pastor's act.

And just because my cousin is safe doesn't mean all our brave soldiers are! We still have thousands of men and women in Afghanistan, fighting terrorism.

Jones said he and members of his church are taking seriously several death threats directed at them, but if something happened, it would not be their fault.
"We will not be responsible," Jones said. "We are only reacting to the violence that is already there in that religion."

Wait..................a pastor who is reacting to violence? Where in the Bible does God say to react to violence? Doesn't God say to turn the other cheek?
I'm confused.

Tenth Avenue North's lead singer Mike Donehey tweeted this morning, "Dear anyone who isn't a Christian & thinks Koran Burner is: I John 4:8 "Anyone who does not love does not know God because God is love"

I think Mike has a good point here: If you call yourself a Christian, but do not love, you obviously can't know God.

God is love! He tells us to love our neighbor; even love our enemy! This pastor missed God's Word on this situation entirely. Does the Bible say that if some radical terrorists fly planes in to buildings and kill 3,000 people, we can burn their Koran?

This pastor might not realize how much this act means to Muslims. All I know is, people should not think that all Christians believe the same way this pastor does about Muslims.

Yours truly,



NOTE: All sentences in bold I got from FoxNews.com
            All sentences in italics I got from Mike Donehey's Twitter page