A country's religion..

[cricketplaya]

Re: A country’s religion..

@Sehrysh

Okay, in no particular order, some comments/questions:

The US was founded on principles of secularism BUT, the constitution is shaped by the Judeo-Christian values of the founding fathers. Case in point - gay marriage. So while the Church does not run the government, the religious values of the state leaders and the majority do impact the government laws and public policy. Why then, can the same concept of government not be implemented and be effective in Pakistan? The state is secular, but the values that shape the public policy and laws of the land are framed by Islamic values?

Going back to a question I posed before - has Shariah law been codified and if Shariah law is to be the arbiter of justice should there not be a single version? Why then is the interpretation and application of Shariah law different from one jurisdiction to another? AND doesn’t that difference then create questions of authenticity in the source of Shariah law and the legitimacy of it’s applicability?

Unlike Pakistan, USA is not 95% majority Muslim state or xtian for that matter is it?

Two completely different countries and people. Americans don’t want religion period. Pakistanis do. Simple.

And as for the vast difference between sharia x, y, z - the least that can be implemented are the laws agreed to by all schools of thought.