Koran burning on 9/11

In the small, usually quiet, town of Gainesville, an event that has not yet happened is already capturing the attention of the nation. Terry Jones and his small congregation of 50 people is planning on having a Quran burning bonfire to 'commemorate' September 11. Many people have voiced their opinions including Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Liberman, Eric Holder, and Gen. David Petraeus. Here's my opinion: I think it's very sad, very closed minded, and quite frankly against God therefore hypocritical. This man, this group has no idea what he's talking about. It's not the religion that should be condemned, but the radicals that manipulate the religion and use it for political purposes that are extreme and not at all reflective of the true values of the society. Oh gee, kind of like him! He's exhibiting the same exact hatred that he's protesting against. The irony is, he doesn't realize it. One of my dear friends actually fought in Afghanistan and he separated religion from the issue of who the enemy was. The enemy was not the religion, or even the majority of people who followed this religion; the enemy was, and continues to be, those extremists who always mess it up for the rest of the group. All it takes is that one bad apple, doesn't it? Another really sad fact is that the world is letting this man control us. How could 50 people control the world like this? Many of my fellow classmates are saying that we are giving them the attention they want. I have to agree with them. Yes they are radicals, yes they are offending a lot of people, and yes they plan to have this event even though the fire department denied their requests but this should not have become the world's focus to the extent that is has become because the problem is now compounded.