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Originally Posted by RichieLion
The point is that whatever Shariah "officially" proclaims itself to be, we all see with our own eyes the results of life under Shariah.
No thank you.
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Originally Posted by djplong
I think it's a question of 'how far'. Like anything, trying to describe 'Sharia' in one word isn't easy. Let's not forget how badly women were treated in the Bible - especially the Old testament. If someone wanted to implement "Torah Law" or "Biblical Law", I'd be just as much against it at first glance.
To me, one of the main differences is that, no matter how painful or how much it happened in fits and spurts, our society has advanced from strictly religious laws. The last witchcraft trials in this country were 500 years ago. The last ones elsewhere were last week in Africa.
While there may very well be things in Sharia that are innocuous (like aspects of contract law), take a look at the dark side because THAT is where the judgments are going to be. If you can legally stone someone to death for some perceived slight to your so-called 'honor' then your legal code needs work.
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I think the point I made is very clear, and I'm not arguing "Shariah Law" as an intellectual exercise, or comparing it to the study of antiquity as in some passages of the Bible that have been severely modified by modern teachers of the Christian religion hundreds of years ago.
We see the present day push of Shariah Law with our own eyes, and it's effects on the society and the women under it's auspices. The practical applications of something is infinitely more important to the discussion than the historical study of it.
There is almost nothing more dangerous in the world right now than the spread of Shariah Law as practiced by the fundamentalists overseeing it.