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Christians Shouldn't Burn the Quran. They Should Read It

By Michael Woolf
A Kashmiri man reads the Holy Quran on the first day of Ramadan in the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir, on March 2, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Muzamil Mattoo.
Sep 24, 2025
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When a Texas Republican congressional candidate used a flamethrower to set a Quran ablaze as part of a political ad in August, I wasn’t shocked by the act itself. 

Unfortunately, burning the Quran as a political act has a long history. What made my heart sink was hearing the candidate claim the fire was “powered by Jesus Christ.”

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A Kashmiri man reads the Holy Quran on the first day of Ramadan in the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir, on March 2, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Muzamil Mattoo.