And it is written: The nutcases will rise up and protest

You gotta love those Good Book-lovin’ church people.

You know, the fervent but wrong-headed dingdongs who believe in freedom of religious expression as long as it’s connected to their core beliefs.

The intolerance of certain philosophical tendrils connected to major religions is astonishing to those who believe it’s okay to believe what you want to believe, that the Golden Rule should be applied in every situation and that my personal freedom to follow the religion of my own choosing is a right that should be extended to everyone.

Then, there is stripped nut-screw or two that throw that belief all asunder.

A small Florida church, with a congregation of less than 50 members, led by the not-so-reverend Terry Jones caused a worldwide brouhaha when he announced a Quran (Koran) burning. (It’s a small church filled with feather-headed know-nothings, for gosh sakes!)

It was Jones’ intention to send a message to the godless Muslims that there is only one holy book and it didn’t start with the letter Q, er, or K.

Presidents of countries – including Barak Obama – appealed to the preacher not to burn Muslim holy book. Government and military officials (including Gen. David Petraeus) and the FBI requested the plan be cancelled, noting that it might put lives of U.S. soldiers in further jeopardy in Muslim countries.

Jones first said he would not hold his burn-the-book rally, but then hedged and said he might. He didn’t say God is telling him what to do, but it is plan the god-publicity might have a hand in his final decision.

As sure as chickens don’t have lips, other headline seekers came out of the woodwork. Pastor Bob Old of some smaller-than-a-teacup Tennessee church said he was going to burn the Quran. His reason: “They worship a false god. They have a false text, a false prophet and a false scripture.”

Tolerance, get thee behind Old Bob and those of his ilk.

And a spokesman for the good ol’ Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, said if other churches don’t burn the Quran, they sure as hell will.

The Westboro clan is known for protesting at funerals of American soldiers.
Oh, and they believe that God is punishing Americans for being tolerant of homosexuals.

One thing is for certain: The fanatical side of the Muslim faith has a lot of company in the hairball section of life … the fanatical side of fundamental Christianity in America.