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We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without fear of violent reprisal.

— Sam Harris

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think the bottom line for me and for Newsweek is that there were a lot of - we did retract this specific matter about the Koran and the toilet for the reasons that you just cited.

— Michael Isikoff

Well, yes, I mean, I think that, you know, my sources suggest that there's a lot of support for the notion that there is a lot of Koran abuse and that it was very much a systematic design, not just an aberration.

— Jane Mayer

When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way.

— Virgil Goode

The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.

— Christopher Hitchens

The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people.

— Hamid Karzai

To me, the Quran is a research book.

— Fatema Mernissi

I can tell you, if I'm elected president, it won't be on the Koran, and it won't be on the Book of Mormon.

— Virgil Goode

✗Opposing Perspectives

We will definitely not burn the Koran, no. Not today, not ever.

— Terry Jones

The Koran must be historicized before applying it to modern issues.

— Muhammad Khalid Masud

I think every religious person should have a deep sense of respect for other people's religious documents and religious symbols just as we were deeply opposed to the Taliban destroying the two historic buddhas which they blew up. So I think we ought to all oppose burning the Koran.

— Newt Gingrich