Vigilence?

I was packing my carry-on for a vacation I am about to take, and was looking for reading material that I might peruse while sunning on the beach. I picked up my copy of the Koran, and immediately thought "Nah, I'll probably get flagged and it will create a hassle".

I'm a clean shaven lily white 6'3" 250lb squidgy 20-something, and I had enough of a doubt about the state of the system securing our airports to spot a terrorist that I am not bringing this along to even peruse.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?