I completely condemn the act of burning any religion’s holybook. This is a cowardly provocative act stemming from utter ignorance.

However I do have to agree with the similies mentioned above between the burning and the mosque close to ground zero.

Muslims have every right to build the mosque close to ground zero. However is that the right thing to do? Probably not specially knowing that it would irk the community gravely. But if somebody tries to stop the construction, I would say NO..they have every right to build it.

The father also has every right to burn it, but it is not the right thing to do.

Doing of select fundamentalists shouldn’t be levied to the whole religion. This applies to the father as well, what he is doing shouldn’t be held against the whole America, specially since no crime in legal sense is committed here.

But going back to my point, A Right to do doesn’t make it right to do. The priest should be ashamed of the hatred lessons he is preaching.