General Discussion

Burning a Bible is viewed not as destroying God's word but just being intentionally offensive--instead of assaulting you, they burn something you value. Like burning the flag.

Old guard Muslims treat the matter the words are printed on as somehow not to be abused, with prescribed ways to show respect.

At least some Orthodox Jews (and I'd assume Hasidim) are about the same: You store old Torah scrolls (and other things) in a geniza until they can be properly interred. It's because of that practice that the Cairo Geniza existed--the source for a lot of old Torah and Jewish texts.

Most Xians don't care--can't speak for all sects, all ages, but that's my experience. Don't disrespect it, but if a cat pees on it, just throw it in the trash. If my Bible had gotten trashed, I'd have missed it but could buy a new one easily enough. If they keep an old Bible it's usually out of sentimental value. I have an old Czech one printed in 1915, bought in an antikvariat in either Prague or Brno. Thought I could use it--now have decided the pages can't take the wear and tear of a non-native's reading it. It belonged to one Karel Vaculik. First page lists Karel's family and birthdates/baptism dates. Father born in 1879, mother in 1881. 6 kids. Glued-in picture, mother/father and 5 kids--don't know if the picture's pre-kid-#6 or one of them died. . And there's an extra woman in the pic, unidentified--aunt, nanny?