You've probably run into the story by now. Pissed off Afghans rioting outside the US embassy in Kabul. So far they've managed to kill seven fellow Afghans.
What are they pissed off about?
Seems the cleaning staff at one of the local torture centers discovered the charred remains of several Korans in the course of their normal duties.
You'd shudder to think what they normally find in the course of their "normal" duties. Teeth, fingernails, blood, bloodied implements of one kind or another, dead people.
All in a days work.
But they find the remains of a charred Koran and all hell breaks loose.
Just highlights how a modern society like ours and a primitive one like their's have different perspectives on this sort of thing.
If we found a stack of charred Bibles in America we'd naturally conclude that a Marilyn Manson tour had just passed through town. No big deal.
Over there, they take their religion seriously.
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