Dear Editor:
Religious intolerance is one of the greatest evils in history.
Why do so many people find it so difficult to respect each other's religious and cultural differences? The recent burning of the Koran and other Muslim religious books in Afghanistan is a perfect example.
How could anyone be so insensitive? The Muslim faith isn't better or worse than other faiths, it is just different.
I believe that the only way to go forward in the world is through tolerance and understanding. I have many Muslim friends and think theirs is a wonderful religion that brings hope and spiritual happiness to its adherents in the same way that Christianity, Judaism and other faiths bring those things to their adherents.
Until we all learn to understand and respect each other, the world will continue to be an evil place with groups of fanatics attacking and dehumanizing each other.
Garth Evans, Burnaby
