Standing on the soapbox.

20 people are dead in Afghanistan.

Fueled by the burning of the Quran by a small, fundamentalist church in Gainesville, Florida, Afghani citizens have attacked outposts of the United Nations and others in Afghanistan. Without question, the deaths are the responsibility of the attackers. I do not doubt that.

But why are Christians in America not protesting the Dove Outreach Center and its pastor, Terry Jones? Why are there not one million Christian Americans standing outside their tiny church protesting the burning of the Quran? Why is Reverend Jones allowed to teach his bigotry? Why is the church not listed as an organization of hate?

Never mind. I know. Gays, Muslims, Atheists: they must be snuffed out. It is the American way.