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While others may or may not hold \u201cBurn A Qur\u2019an Day\u201d, I suggest that the rest of us hold \u201cDon\u2019t Burn a Qur\u2019an Day.\u201d There\u2019s no need to register. Just participate by doing the following: in the next 24 hours, refrain from burning any Qur\u2019ans.<\/p>\n

I anticipate that, when everyone who did not burn a Qur\u2019an is counted, this event will have had billions of participants in every country on the planet.<\/p>\n

The hatemongers won\u2019t even come close. Just you wait and see! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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