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Thoughts on The Recent Violent Protests

As I'm writing this post, there are many news reports out describing many, many Muslim groups engaging in protests against the United States.  This all is in response to a video circulating on the internet entitled "Innocence of Muslims" which, among other things, mocks the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed. My initial reaction to stories such as these is shock and horror over the violence.  There are some people in the world who feel that insult can only be appeased by a greater insult, violence with violence, and that no attack, no matter how small, can go unchallenged.  Personally I find such an attitude barbaric and nonsensical.  If one were to take it to its logical conclusion, the entire world would not stop fighting.  This is why in the Old Testament cities of refuge were to be set up in Israel so that a person could flee there and escape the cycle of violence (Numbers 35). At the same time, the video that sparked all of these riots is one of the most insu