I have seen many atheists post questions expressing anger that Christian icons are being sold in stores like Kmart. I have also heard people say that if we sell one book (the Bilble) then we should also sell all other holy books. I was just wondering if any christian would be offended if they went in to Kmart and found the Koran for sale.
2006-07-26 09:30:39 · 38 answers · asked by Ethan M 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I guess we are a pretty tolerant lot after all.
2006-07-26 09:37:05 · update #1
Personally, I would not mind.
However, I'm sure that someone, somewhere, would scream and wail that our nation is being destroyed by these horrible foreign ideas. (Never mind that atomic energy, pizza, and democracy all started out as foreign ideas).
2006-07-26 09:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 5⤋
I could care less what Kmart sells. The issue is not that the Bible is sold at Kmart - it is that ONLY the Bible is sold at Kmart, and not any other books...like the Koran.
Is this how you would have your world? the people who run Kmart or Walmart telling you what you can and cannot buy, read, listen to? Because that is exactly what is happening....Walmart censors what they want by refusing to sell it. Now, when Walmart takes over your town and you dont have a regular record store, where are you gonna buy that acid rock? That Gangsta Rap? Not at Walmart - they are Christian and dont support that type of music, so they dont sell it....
I dont want to live in that world...
2006-07-26 09:35:02 · answer #2 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian, I do not represent all of Christianity, only myself.
Now then, with that disclaimer out of the way, no. I would not be offended. I'm also not offended by the rest of the stuff kmart and other bookstores sell. However, I AM offended by pornography and the like.
2006-07-26 09:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm certain the majority of Christians wouldn't have a problem with a store selling the Koran. Many stores already do sell copies of the Koran and you don't hear Christians complaining about it.
Christians who follow in the true steps of Christ *should* be tolerant of others, so this isn't news in regards to any true follower of Christ.
The intolerant members of Christianity are the extreme radicals and fundamentalists. The intolerant Christians are those who pervert the Bible into a book to justify their own personal biases and prejudices.
I've never complained, nor have I heard any reasonable person complain about stores like K-Mart or Wal-mart selling Christian icons, books or the like. Those stores are free to sell what they wish. Wal-mart is not a publicly funded institution, it is a publicly traded company, but it is not funded by tax dollars; so, Wal-mart is not bound to provide items for sale from all view points.
When I go into the court house and see the 10 commandments posted, it doesn't bother me that a staple of our society's history is in display for all to see. It doesn't bother me at all that we display our people's history.
Some areas of the US are historically Christian, and their population is heavily populated by followers of the Christian faith. Those areas should be entitled to display the history of their people. The same goes for areas that are heavily Jewish, they should be permitted to display their county's history in the form of Jewish religious symbols or icons.
The majority of this country is not intolerant or radical to one extreme or the other. We are divided not on our fundamental beliefs or on our morals, our religion or our politics really. We are divided because we don't research - we're lazy; we don't look into topics in the media for ourselves - we're gullible; and we are all guilty of stereotyping large, enormous groups of individuals because our leaders do in the commercials or the media does.
On an individual level, our country is not so divided. It's only because we ascribe to the media (propaganda from both sides) and stereotype such massive groups instead of taking the time to understand one another and just be tolerant.
I think our country is in trouble because of this visible division. I would hope atheists and Christians, Republicans and Democrats, heterosexuals and homosexuals, and all other groups would work together to decrease the public image of intolerance from all sides and help to limit the amount of stereotyping that goes on.
2006-07-26 10:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by iu_runner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing it would be as offensive to Christians as selling the Bible in an Islamic store would be. The differeince is, if the Christian bookstore is in th USA, you can probably sue the store for the right to sell it there. If the Islamic store is in the Middle East, you would probably be killed. Most people just don't get the fact that the US and most other Western countries promote FREEDOM OF RELIGION for their people, whereas most Middle Eastern countries do not.
2006-07-26 09:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by innovator 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, why do you go to K-mart to buy books? Secondly, K-mart is not the standard of the book publishing industry. It's stores like Barnes & Nobles, and Borders. Now the standards do sell books of all faiths. It's called the "Religious Section". In fact, I bought a bible and koran from B & N for a comparitive religions class...Stop going to K-mart to buy books...
2006-07-26 09:34:53 · answer #6 · answered by trancevanbuuren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some may be offended, but so what? K-Mart is a private company and can sell what it wants.
You can buy the Koran at Barnes and Noble, and Border's. I haven't heard of many Christians complaining about that.
2006-07-26 09:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I would not have a problem with it. In fact, I think it would be a great idea for all Christians to read the other holy books (and them to read the Bible). That way we would not be so ignorant on the beliefs of other people. Different points of view are not always wrong, sometimes they are just different. That goes for the way we worship God also.
2006-07-26 09:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by Brooke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i went to a store (like KMart) and found the koran there. . . i don't think i'd really care all that much. all it would mean is that the population of muslims in the area got large enough that the local stores started providing for their religious stuff. . . that's all.
(i'm a Christian)
much love!
2006-07-26 09:35:39 · answer #9 · answered by Lissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone wanted a copy of the Koran and there was only one store to buy it from it should be a christian store
2006-07-26 09:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by Bob C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't be a Christian's place to stop anyone from selling the Koran....freedom of religion.... I am Christian and can choose not to believe that it's right but I cannot force anyone to believe my way and they have full rights to buy and sell a book other than the bible
2006-07-26 09:39:42 · answer #11 · answered by truegrit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋