[kareemm]

But in my view, muslims who are offended by Koran burnings should be equally as offended when people burn American flags and effigies in the name of Islam. Yet somehow I think their concern dies down for the latter, and I view it as a real problem.

1- You realize this is a belief you hold, not a fact, right?

2- Allegiance to one's religion and one's nation often hold different importance to different people.

[chc]

It's a belief based on valid logic, which is much closer to a fact than the simple word "belief" would imply. If they are offended by rudeness towards one group but not equivalent rudeness towards another, that's either chauvinism or hypocrisy.

[mingdingo]

Maybe it's the press not doing their jobs, but I never really read about how moderate mosques put out any statements against flag burning, which I think they should be doing every time it happens in their country (like Britain very recently).

If it does, and it's just not reported, then I'm wrong.

[kareemm]

which I think they should be doing

right - you think they should be doing. that's fine and all, but the point is you're assuming _they_ should view the world the way you do. which they clearly do not.

("they", of course, being millions of people, or at least their religious leaders. let's leave the issue of painting such a large and diverse population with the same brush for another time, shall we?")