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girl, 15, arrested on suspicion of inciting religious hatred after allegedly burning version of the Koran.

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Unwind · 25/11/2010 11:42

not sure how I feel about this

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-black-country-11835253

I guess I don't like the idea that a child has been charged with "inciting religious hatred". At 15, could you possibly grasp the implications of burning a pamphlet like that?

Surely burning of any symbols - effigys, flags, pamphlets, crucifixes etc should be within our rights?

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onlyonejimmy · 29/11/2010 22:01

Burning the Quran would have a different significance for Muslims than burning a Bible would, due to the laws they have regarding the book itself - which Christians don't have. Wasn't defacing the Quran one of the things done to prisoners in Guantanamo bay?

GothAnneGeddes · 29/11/2010 22:13

IIRC - A quran was flushed down the toilet at Guantanamo at least once. Very cruel, not just a show of religious disrespect, but also trashing someone's very special possession and source of comfort.

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