Quran in flamesCan power be used for good? Unfortunately, in the last three years there have been many events that have overshadowed the good that has happened in the world. People use different types of power to achieve the task at hand. The burning of the Quran, a recent controversial event that was supposed to occur on September 11, 2010, to honor all the victims who died in the terrorist attacks. However, a small-town church pastor named Terry Jones uses many powers to attempt to burn a holy book that was significant to a certain race, Muslims. The question was: How can a man leading a small church of 50 people in Florida have the power to create a stir around the world? Through the United States Constitution, Terry Jones was granted a tremendous amount of power which he abused to make an unethical statement about the Islamic religion. First of all, the controversial burning of the Koran made many Americans question the power of the Constitution. Many people argued that the burning of the Quran was protected by the power of the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech. Jones wanted people to stop believing and worshiping a religion; and his way of expressing free speech was starting a fiery ceremony (Kiser 1). Being Muslim is “un-American, according to Jones, and he is using his right to free speech to suppress Muslims' right to worship their religion. In Kiser's article, “The International Quran Day Controversy,” he writes: “The United States Constitution supports 'Freedom of Speech,' but remains weak on the offensive nature of that freedom of speech. The Constitution also supports "freedom of religion", but the United States remains a country where religion is abused and repressed... middle of paper... could not have potentially put the entire world at war, especially among Christians and Muslims. Works Cited Berry, Wendell. “Thoughts in the presence of fear”. Yagelski 474-479.Cane, Mary Crow. “Civilize them with a stick.” Yagelski 429-437.Kiser, M L. “The International Quran Day Controversy.” Helium. Np, 2010. Web. October 20, 2010. Levitz, Jennifer, and Jonathan Weisman. “The pastor continues to push to link the protest to the Islamic Center.” The Wall Street Journal. Np, 2010. Web. 21 October 2010. Rashid, Ayesha. “Burn a day of the Quran and the power of ignorance.” Daily progress. Media General Communications Holdings, 2010. Web. October 20, 2010. Somaiya, Ravi. “Should we cover the burning of the Koran?” Newsweek. Np, 2010. Web. 20 October 2010. Yagelski, Robert P, ed. Reading our world: Conversations in context. 2nd ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010. Page No. Press.