Re: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols

A Muslim would be upset by the very fact of the Quran being on CD or
cassette, because they have a unique and very high view of the actual words
of the Arabic text printed on the page.

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Dehler, Bernie <bernie.dehler@intel.com>wrote:

>
> Take the Quran, too. Would a Muslim get upset if it was set on fire? If
> the "Quran on CD" or "Quran on cassette" were set on fire- would they care?
>
> ...Bernie
>
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> Behalf Of Freeman, Louise Margaret
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> Subject: Re: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols
>
>
> I'd think it a mean-spirited and juvenile way of expressing an opinion,
> like burning a flag or
> tearing up a picture of the Pope, but it wouldn't upset me.
>
> As for people being more emotionally attached to the Bible in book form, as
> opposed to
> cassette or computer disc, I think that's just a conditioned emotional to
> the more traditional
> format. That's why people lay their hands on a book when testifying in
> court or taking an oath
> of office, not a CD-rom. A black letter-bound volume that looks like the
> one you remember
> your grandmother reading is probably going to evoke a bigger response than
> a mass paperback
> with a green cover. A Jew would probably have a stronger response to a
> scroll Torah than to a
> bound book, simply because he's more used to the former being treated with
> special reverence
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dehler, Bernie" <bernie.dehler@intel.com>
> To: "asa@calvin.edu" <asa@calvin.edu>
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:58:00 -0700
> Subject: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols
>
> > From: http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=33156
> >
> > "The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and the Christian
> > Anti-Defamation Commission are calling for disciplinary action against
> > biologist Paul Z. Myers. On July 24, he placed a video on his blog in
> > which the Eucharist - the communion wafer that Catholics believe is the
> > body and blood of Christ after it has been consecrated by a priest
> > during Mass - was pierced with a rusty nail."
> >
> > This made me think. Would people on this ASA list be upset if Myers
> > took a Bible and nailed it to the wall? How about a "Bible on CD?"
> > What about a "Bible on cassette?" Just wondering as to some opinions.
> > I suspect that nailing a Bible would upset many, but nailing a cassette
> > would mean nothing ... why is that? Both the book and cassette are
> > only vehicles for transmitting the message. Can this reveal if the
> > Bible (in book form) has become an idol in the minds of some?
> >
> >
>
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