Sassenach wrote:...I don't think you can totally ignore the fact that similar atrocities have been carried out by adherents of all faiths at one time or another...

Not Jains and they adhere to a very ancient faith, one that rejects absolutes.

Absolutism tends to lead toward violence, whether it be Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Zionists, or Atheists.

danivon wrote:I'm not sure I am prepared to defend people who burn books. Books are precious things, whatever their content, and burning them up is the hallmark of evil, in my opinion.

That's funny. Let's see how precious books are . . . http://vimeo.com/user1637092/bookdepository