Comments of the week: ‘Burn a Koran Day,’ ‘Jihad in Jacksonville,’ Kenneth Feinberg and Bill McCollum

Every Friday here at The Florida Independent, we pick out the best comments we received during the previous week, whether they came from commenters here on our site, or via Facebook and Twitter. Want to be included next week? Assail us with your rapier wit!

In response to “Gainesville church to protest city’s gay mayor and hold ‘Burn a Koran Day’”:

I’d like to know why aren’t the other Christian churches condemning this. You know they would all be up in arms if someone was having a burn a bible day. —unreligious

So much for “God is love” – there seems to be an awful lot of hate and intolerance being preached here. —Dave Bartlett

Wednesday night bible study is ‘Bring Your Own Hood Night’ —Michael Anthony Saturen

In response to “Florida church to host ‘Jihad in Jacksonville’ event”:

This is a hate crime and hate speech announced in advance. Why aren’t the Attorney General and others both speaking out against this and stopping this . What are Jacksonville police, city council, and council of churches doing about this? —Joan McKniff

In response to “Feinberg to oil spill task force: BP has done some things well, but ‘data isn’t one of them’”:

“Who knows what the future holds?” This question of Feinberg’s points out exactly the reason it is unfair of Feinberg to ask Gulf Coast residents and businesses to sign releases when Feinberg offers them their second payment. Feinberg has said he plans to offer one 6-month payment which people can take without signing a release. His next offer will be an attempt to estimate future damages, and people will have to sign a release to get it. But the question “Who knows what the future holds?” will prevent an accurate calculation of damages. Feinberg should make interim payments as long as it takes so that people are accurately and adequately compensated for their loss. —michaeljevans

In response to “Bill McCollum: ‘Gay family model’ not ‘good for the kids’”:

Yeah, because two people living honestly and loving each other as two spirits in God’s cosmos really sends the wrong message to kids. —Kevin R Fortin