Burn the Koran, they did hate Islam

By: Yoedi Karyono

How to make Muslims very angry. There are many ways, and one way that has been done on the Danish People Islam.Nabi is insulting Prophet Muhammad. Highly exalted Prophet Muslims are used as a material that is very insulting caricature. What is the reaction Muslims worldwide, they are very angry and emotionally hooked. Although there are also some small figures in Indonesian Islam, even that felt it was perfectly normal as a form of freedom of expression, they are the Liberal Islam Network (JIL).

The success of''the West'', in this case a handful of people in the State of Danish Muslims provoke anger, and then followed by some countries and those who claim to be an artist. Insult after insult and an attempt to provoke Muslims anger continued. Until finally they found a''genius''idea that Muslims burned the Bible, the Qur'an on the anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York on September 9, 2010.

Warning that they called "International Burning A Quran Day" including the anti-Islamic protests held by Dove World Outreach Center and will be celebrated every year on September 9 by burning the Quran Author idea is Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove Church World Outreach Centre, Florida, United States (U.S.), they invite Christians all over the world in order to burn the Koran in the day.

Of course the genius idea of this anti-Islam and even get a reaction from the Christian community itself. Franz Magnis Suseno SJ, Christian Churchman called a moderate and rational thinking in Indonesia, said the idea of burning the Koran and fulfilling it is the idea stupid and foolish activities.

Even the usually JIL leaders defend freedom of expression to be afraid of ideas and plans for this activity. Lutfie Assyaukanie, in his Twitter account hoped that this movement is opposed by the Christian religion in Indonesia. "I call on fellow Christians in Indonesia to protest loudly plan a Church in Florida, the U.S. burned the Koran," he said in a Twitter account posted on Monday (08/02/2010) early days.

Among churches and Christian leaders are expected to attempt to curb the situation does not happen over-reactions, both among Muslims and Christians since the emergence of movements to burn the Koran. General Secretary of the Fellowship of Indonesian Churches (PGI) Gomar Gultom said, burn the Qur'an is the freedom that went too far in mengekperesikan thoughts and opinions.

Call it''was contrary to Christian teachings. In the prospective Christian religion is not justified provocation to anyone for any act of hatred like anger, but instead advocated coexistence. Because God is good to all people not just to Christians, we (PGI) will meet the elements of Christians to make them aware not to be affected by Pastor Terry Jones's invitation, "said Gultom.

Moreover, continued Gultom, PGI plans to meet with U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron Hume to convey a message to the government to abandon plans to Barrack Obama burning the Quran International. "We also called on churches in Indonesia that is not affected and can still coexist with any religious community.''

As reported, not long ago a church in Gainesville, Florida, will commemorate the events 9 / 11 with Al-Quran.Gereja how to burn this behavior has been known for its controversial since its inception by Jones in 1981 warning that it was planning attacks of September 11, 2001 by how to burn the Koran. "The purpose of this celebration and other protests is to give people the opportunity to convert Muslims," said Father Terry Jones in the AP quotes.

Previously, the church was also permah create controversy by writing a signboard "Islam is of the Devil". Not only the call via Facebook, the church is also spreading its message through Youtube with the same suggestion.

"Please ask yourself, have you ever actually seen a Muslim very happy when they were in Mecca? As they gathered on the floor of the mosque? Does it look like a religion filled with joy. No, for me this looks like evil religion, "he uttered one sentence that Jones in Youtube postings.

Islamic advocacy groups in the U.S. (CAIR) does not fire beard with this plan. They called for the movement does not hold digencarkan Islamophobia. In a proclamation, they campaigned for spreading 100 thousand Al-Quran. After the 911 event there is something anomalous in the U.S., Al Quran and the translation is very sold goods on sale at various bookstores.

"Muslim Communities in America and people who have a conscience should support positive educational efforts to resist the spread of Islamophobia," CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper.

Meanwhile, the National Association of Evangelicals, the largest evangelical group in the U.S., issued a statement urging the church to cancel the event. Because if the show and plan are still being done, the burning of the Koran that is still being done, the result could lead to tensions around the world between the two religions, Islam and Christianity.

"Let us develop a relationship of trust and respect for other religions. We are all His creation. Therefore, let mutual respect," the attitude of the National Association of Evangelicals.

Jones created Facebook page now has 1600 fans. But there are also other groups on Facebook with more than 3100 fans even blasphemous Jones. Reaction in Indonesia as the country with the largest number of Muslims worldwide are still quiet. ''If they really do burn Scripture Muslims on 9 September, I can not imagine what would happen. But I'm sure they will not do something stupid that,''said Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) KH Amidhan.

On September 9 this year coincides with the expiration of the fasting Muslims, and the next day is celebrated Eid. If they know there are people outside the Islamic holy book burning them then what will happen, it would be beyond prediction. Inequality them in very strange ways of thinking, if there are people who burn their holy book, then the action is said to be barbarism actions, terrorists and intolerant, but when they perform other actions that insult and offend Muslims is termed as an act of freedom of expression .

''If the Christians do the action, none of whom say they are Christian fundamentalist terrorists especially when what they are doing is an act of terror and evil is very dangerous provocation for Muslims even to the world,''said Bernard Ustad Abdul Djabar, one an Indonesian Muslim intellectual.

United States (U.S.) country that claims itself as the most democratic countries and countries that give priority to individual liberty, it was just nonsense. They even rejected the government's plan is very hard to establish a place of worship for Muslims / mosques in the two blocks of 911 events near ground zero, when the U.S. government plans to reflect this democratic attitude and respect for beliefs and religions of others.

But those who reject the reaction is, if the mosque was built remains the same as hurting the families of 911 victims, and in some U.S. public thought that the attack resulted in 911 it was Muslims who got the idea from the Quran. However from the developments, some 911 victims' families did not object to the development of Islamic Study Centre and also a mosque.

The mind is shallow and misguided''is still very dominant in American society who feel the brain is more civilized than us. It was Osama bin Laden is a Muslim, but Islam is not Osama bin Laden and they did not want to know with this reality,''said Abdul Djabar.

Muslims in U.S. are minorities, and they have a lot of obstacles in conducting worship and perform religious beliefs, the establishment of places of worship, Muslims worship the procedure is very limited and even bullied, even in European countries there is a pig's head hanging above the roof mosque, questioned how to wear clothes and other personal problems, and also abuse others, they did not ever show tolerance to Muslims. Though they had been admitted more civilized than Muslims.

Even according to the poll, 24 percent of Americans believe that President Barrack Obama is a Muslim. Obama's middle name, Barack Hussein Obama disputed that he is a Muslim because Obama's father a Muslim. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Pallin Republican attacks against Obama and even exploit this for political purposes.

Invitation''breaking the fast at the White House, just to pretend as if they just tolerance of Islam. After breaking the fast are they praying maghrib prayer in congregation or tarawih. Former U.S. president before Obama also broke fast routine to do the show, but its impact is almost not there,''he said.

They can do as they pleased because they were in a majority position, so that their Muslim harrasment, they planned to burn the Koran and spread hatred, what happens if in Indonesia done the same thing, in this case the position is reversed. The majority of Muslims''do the same thing, burn their holy book, I think the world would be a different reaction, the mass media of television and others will react differently. But believe Muslims would never do such foolishness. It's not about courage or daring, but about using common sense.''

The Christians are a minority in some countries. Examples of such warmest in Kampung Ciketing Asem Bekasi. They Batak ethnic communities and they want to impose themselves at the same time to build their church, which was in the Islamic environment. They've been given an alternative place.

''They were deliberately provocative towards Muslims, and they assisted JIL and some labeled pruralisme organizations, and also all the mass media proclaim that Muslims were anarchists, without first investigating why it happened violence. In addition, they conduct worship services in other cases religion is demontratif only a few meters from the center of Islamic education which has stood for decades in advance,''said Abdul Djabar.

They perform a provocation, as well as Muslims systematically discredit and even their children who are still sitting in the school involved to conduct an insult to Islam through the website. The court was carried out on their mistakes, but very light sentence imposed. Well if''on Sept. 9 in Indonesia there is lured to follow the suggestion to burn the Qur'an, then how stupid they are, but it is not unlikely that they would do that foolishness.''(www.rainbowdiplomacy.com)