I would like first and foremost to unequivocally condemn the act of the Florida Atlantic University professor who instructed his students to write the word “Jesus” on a piece of paper, and then to stomp on it. I also believe that we, whatever our political or religious views may be, should not allow such acts to pass unmarked. In an earlier issue of the Daily Mississippian,...

BY TRENTON WINFORD tgwinford@bellsouth.net In 2010, Florida pastor Terry Jones announced that he would burn Qurans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by al-Qaida. This announcement sparked outrage around the world, particularly in Muslim countries, where riots and murders were the normal response to a simple announcement of intention to burn the Quran. The civilized...