Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don't mix sin with crime

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Re: Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don’t mix sin with crime

@X2

I think everyone spends way too much time on these specific issues religious, nonreligious or secular. It may be a reaction since that seems to be the focus of the religious parties, ... There are other things that religion prohibits, frowns upon as well as requests and recommends but that’s not on the radar. Cleanliness for one…environment… Respect for minorities…social service…waste of resources…education..

Absolutely!

There are far better issues to be discussed like you mentioned.

@X2

The secular elements may be seen pushing in a few issues because they are the few issues the religious spend a disproportionate amount of time.

The red part in your post and this sentence however can be disputed.

Religious people have it very clear, what is right and what is wrong they draw their conclusion from scriptures as well as obvious ills of the society which follows if liquor, gambling and prostitution is somehow decriminalized or even deregulated.

**As is obvious from simple observation on this very discussion board, **it is not the religious people who try to bring any question on these issues but irreligious people time and time after do.

Hence they get the answer and time is wasted on these frivolous issues.

@X2

Vicious circle really

Yes. Unfortunately, in the end it is.

What is the need of time is to discuss the issues more often which can impact the Pakistan society positively.

Yes, cleanliness, education, security, provision of basic necessities like food and clean water and respect of each others with difference of views, keeping in mind not keep bringing these kind of issues again and again which are already established.