Ten UN staff have been killed in a violent protest in Afghanistan against the burning of a copy of the Qur'an by a Christian fundamentalist pastor in Florida last week. Is the Florida pastor who burnt the Qur'an morally responsible for the deaths of UN staff in protests in Afghanistan?
44.7% Yes, it is a provocative blasphemy against others' beliefs
55.3% No, it should be considered a legitimate free speech act
[COMMENTS] Of course not! The moral responsibility for the brutal acts of muder in Afghanistan lies with the murderers. Abrogating them of responsibility for their own actions is to suggest they are incapaable of judgement or reason.
Would the same question be posed if a Christian, distraught at the burning of a Church in Egypt, masaccred the nearest Muslim he could get his hands on? [Guardian Cif] Read more
