| "On fire" and "ablaze" have several meanings. 1) Paludan literally set copies of the Koran on fire. 2) Paludan's actions triggered consequences that, among other things, led to setting a school on fire and greater distruction. This does not mean that Paludan directly set the school on fire. We know this because we can look how others use the same phrase, like how Gavrilo Princip set the world on fire [1] when he killed Ferdinand, even though the only thing he fired was was two shots from a gun, or when "a young Tunisian fruit vendor named Mohamad Bouazizi set himself and the Arab world on fire, igniting the Arab Spring across North Africa, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. "[2] 3) "ablaze" can also mean "feeling or showing strong emotion, especially anger", quoting https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/ablaze . In this case, there are strong emotion both for and against the idea of a ban on burning religious texts. BTW, you could use a text-mode browser or curl to get around the paywall - that's what I did. [1] "Setting the World on Fire: The Start of World War I" - https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/educational-magazines/s... [2] https://www.ozy.com/news-and-politics/the-spy-who-told-me-it... |