Denmark parliament adopts bill prohibiting Quran burnings

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Denmark parliament adopts bill prohibiting Quran burnings – DW – 12/07/2023
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Book burnings are bad when they are used to prevent the free sharing of information or ideas. It is a form of censorship. Burning the Quran is not censorship, because this is not an attempt to ban the Quran or prevent anyone from reading it. Its an entirely symbolic gesture. Its comparable to burning the American flag, which I'm guessing you're not so against.

Burning religious texts isn't far off burning crosses. It's stochastic terrorism