One way only?

I was reading the Tribune online the other day and happened upon the photos of the Muslims protesting the possible future burning of copies of the Quran. The first thing that struck me about the picture was the fact that almost all of the signs were in English (the protest was happening in another country), and they appeared to have been professionally printed. I thought to myself, "My, how organized." I understand that they would be upset with the notion of someone burning something they hold sacred, but I seem to recall large numbers of people in the Middle East burning American flags and our politicians, in effigy.

In America, we hold the flag up as a symbol of freedom and as a source of national pride. BUT, we also hold that the right to freedom of speech and religion allows for the burning of flags and bibles and people in effigy as a constitutional right. So, when they burn our flag, that is ok but if we burn something of theirs that is wrong? While the flag may not be a "religious" symbol, although the far right equates patriotism with religious ferver, it is a sacred symbol. If we were going over there to burn a Quran, that would be a whole different thing. The fact that it is happening on American soil is testiment to the fact that it can happen in this country.

I have no problems with any religion, but if we have to respect your religion and customs, you have to respect ours. The only thing I can think at this point is that some people need to take a chill pill and learn a little tolerence. What if we are all wrong and there is no God at all? All those people who have killed in the name of religion are gonna feel pretty stupid, don't you think?