Have you ever questioned your belief?

[Southie]

Re: Have you ever questioned your belief?

@PyariCgudia

People fuss about “sharia” and religion intertwined in law.

Except the “laws” based out of rules/advice in the Quran are fairly general and common sense for the most part. Leaving aside the gender stuff, and keeping in mind, humans have changed in terms of their views of polygamy/marriage/relationships/women in general, the rest of the Quran is pretty basic and is actually already incorporated in some form in laws around the world.

So people can cry all they want about the Sharia, most people are practicing various aspects of it in their legal lives anyway.

Those who live in the US have the luxury of being dismissive of legitimate concerns for reasonable people wrt mixing of religion and government. The Quran for the most part may be based on common sense guidelines..Am pretty sure that is not the bone of contention here. Portions of the Quran may be implemented “in some form as laws around the world”. Not sure there will be much to disagree here also. And yes, due to above, most people may be practicing “various aspects” of it in their “legal” lives. Again. Nothing to disagree.

Sharia law would NOT allow folks to simply pick and choose as you have done. A Christian lady who was sentenced to death for some perceived offense against Islam (some complained she drank from same well or said something against a religious figure) or a person sentenced to jail for allegedly disposing of the Quran in an inappropriate manner may have a different take on this.

So will the blogger sentenced in Saudi Arabia to 1000 lashes and 10 years in jail for perceived insults.

It is mind boggling folks who grew up in the west don’t see the utter ridiculousness of having laws based on a specific interpretation of a specific religion.