sovietchild
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What is wrong with sharia law? A law like that could help most criminal regions like Americas (2 continents) get back on the right track. Wouldn't you think so?
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What is wrong with sharia law?
- Thread starter sovietchild
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While there are many versions of Sharia law (such that a statement like 'a law like that' is meaningless without further clarification) it is by its very nature an enshrinement of one particular religion in law, which subjugates all those who follow that religion but differ from the enshrined interpretation as well as all those who do not follow it to another group's religious beliefs. Non-Muslims can never be fully represented by a Sharia state.
Neo Deist
Th.D. & D.Div. h.c.
What is the penalty for apostasy? According to Abdul Rashied Omar, the majority of modern Islamic jurists continue to regard apostasy as a crime deserving the death penalty.
So someone decides that they no longer want to be a Muslim, they convert to Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, or even Dudeism, and the reward is having your head chopped off for daring to think for yourself.
Yeah, I don't see ANYTHING wrong with that.
Sovietchild it might be useful if you were to lay down some of the laws which you would include within a sharia system of law. Would you make it illegal for people to leave Islam? Would you make homosexuality illegal? Would you chop people's hands off for stealing? Would you make alcohol illegal? Would you make it illegal for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim?
Sha'irullah
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Having come from this religion I can see pros and cons to it. The major issue concerning Sharia Law is that it operates like an infliction in society. It is formulated on the basis of a religion and like all religions it rest upon VERY shaky foundation. The minute you pull the thread then the whole system collapses and this has already begun for all religions in this era.
Lets be Platonic about it and begin asking ourselves, how would this Islami Qanun come to exist in the society. Would it be enforced, would it just be partial Islami Qanun? You must remember that Shariya is everything involving the religious practices as well. So are you in effect asking for forced conversion?
This can go so many ways.
Lets be Platonic about it and begin asking ourselves, how would this Islami Qanun come to exist in the society. Would it be enforced, would it just be partial Islami Qanun? You must remember that Shariya is everything involving the religious practices as well. So are you in effect asking for forced conversion?
This can go so many ways.
The rain falls or does not fall irregardless of what laws we have. America improves, because its laws are a practice not a set thing. There was slavery before, but now there is not. Before we did not allow women to vote, but now we do. Before children could be put to work instead of sent to school, but now that is illegal.
Please give specific examples of sharia laws that you believe should be enforced on everyone.
Should Muslims following different forms of Islam be subject to sets of sharia law which correspond to those interpretations?
buddhist
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Precepts - as found in Buddhism - are far more enlightened. The concept of precepts is that they are voluntarily embraced after the disciple personally understands their value.
Laws, on the other hand, are imposed on others, whether willingly (by supporters) or not (against detractors). That is not enlightened.
If something is so inherently great, then you wouldn't need to impose it (laws) on people. They would be willing to embrace them (precepts).
There is commun interpretations from Quran, and there is some difference about hadith interpretations.
OK, so for example, would sharia law enshrine the death penalty for apostasy? Some Muslims would say yes, some Muslims would say no, and some Muslims would say there shouldn't be sharia law at all. How do you accommodate all three groups?
Shadow Wolf
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No religious law should be running the state, as non adherents should never be forced to adhere.
What is the penalty for apostasy? According to Abdul Rashied Omar, the majority of modern Islamic jurists continue to regard apostasy as a crime deserving the death penalty.
So someone decides that they no longer want to be a Muslim, they convert to Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, or even Dudeism, and the reward is having your head chopped off for daring to think for yourself.
Yeah, I don't see ANYTHING wrong with that.
We Bahais in Iran have been persecuted for over 170 years due to apostasy laws which do not come from the Quran but were made up by the Mullas.
We have had our daughters hung just for being Baha'is. No thank you to any form of Shariah.
This is what Shariah law does to beautiful people like Mona who was hung just for being a Bahá'í.
On the Anniversary of the Execution of Mona Mahmudnizhad, a 17-Year Old Baha’i Teacher – Iran Press Watch
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Can you think of an Islamic law which is very bad? Can you think of an Eslamic law which is very good?
I could do that with some Laws in the US.
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Do you support secular laws?
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
But...... would you replace them, in a Bahai World, with Bahai Theocratic Laws?
We would have Bahai Law!