Re: Why Not Shariah?
My whole point is that it should be up to the people whether they want to live under sharia law or common law (non-shariah law). Imposing Sharia law on unwilling citizenry is a recipe for disaster.
Going by experience, people of Pakistan, including in NWFP, have historically always rejected religions political parties. In 2002, MMA won big, but in just four years, people of NWFP kicked them out brutally. MMA symbolized the same kind of Taliban style sharia laws that so many fantasize about. So, it would appear that people of Pakistan are not willing to live their lives under strict shariah laws.
On a personal level, how many guppies here, would be willing to live under sharia laws? Especially sharia laws that are interpreted and implemented by backward religious scholars who are mostly completely devoid of common sense? Not many, I would assume. Thats one reason why so many of guppies themselves live in western countries. Given a choice, most people want to make their own decisions on how they want to implement Islam in their lives; and not let a government or police to force-feed it to them.
I would die to defend the right of all citizens to be equal under the law. Hence, I would never support any other form of rule other than a secular democracy. People may keep their religion behind closed doors. We should all view ourselves as one family, instead of inserting label upon label and segregating each other to the point where we are alone.