How ****ed up is this

[Evangelicalhumanist]

And nowhere in the West is this happening.

Actually, that's not quite accurate. It wasn't all that long ago that there was a serious consideration of allowing sharia law into the province of Ontario's legal system where family disputes were concerned. Fortunately -- for now -- that was defeated because we finally realized that it would cheapen the lives and worth of females. That defeat will not stop those who want sharia as part of our law. And history shows that repeated effort often results in the demanded change.

 

[Howard Is]

Are you sure? America, so far as I can see, is changing -- and not for the better.

True.
One man executed in Pakistan - nearly 400 dead from mass shootings in the US this year.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

God is a God of justice and mercy.

Killing for religion is never just, and a god demanding it and partaking in it is not merciful. That is what we call petty, spiteful, insecure, and filled with wraith.

 

[Father Heathen]

Are you sure? America, so far as I can see, is changing -- and not for the better.

True, but I see no one on either side of the cultural divide embracing sharia.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Along those lines, you might enjoy this:

A very fine video, well worth watching.

 

[danieldemol]

True.
One man executed in Pakistan - nearly 400 dead from mass shootings in the US this year.

Its not a save Junaid Hafeez or US shooting victims case, we can argue the case that both should be saved

 

[Howard Is]

Its not a save Junaid Hafeez or US shooting victims case, we can argue the case that both should be saved

You are right.
I wanted to make the point that moral outrage can be very selective.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

We need to be tolerant and respectful of all cultures, just because some customs may seem different or strange it doesn't give anyone the right to judge them.

But do we also need to be tolerant and respectful of all beliefs? Can you think of a belief that might not only merit not being respected, but also merit being forcibly put down?
And do beliefs inform culture?.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

True, but I see no one on either side of the cultural divide embracing sharia.

No?
Debating Sharia / University of Toronto Press Blog | U Toronto Press

 

[Shadow Wolf]

True, but I see no one on either side of the cultural divide embracing sharia.

Not sharia, but dangerous laws none the less such as an Ohio law that would attempt to force doctors to attempt to save an ectopic pregnancy, laws to deny LGBT rights, prayers instead of real solutions for school shootings, censorship laws, keeping evolution out of science classes to teach creationism, and insane and deranged laws about the environment lead with the belief god is about to destroy it all and begin anew anyways. And, of course, how we must behave, because be it hurricanes or boobquakes god has a bad aim or just doesn't care when he indiscriminately commits genocide.

 

[danieldemol]

It’s a shame the number of so called respected media outlets that won’t be reporting this crime.

 

[Jesuslightoftheworld]

After most of century, you'd think that Muslims would start taking responsibility for their own culture.
Tom

Yeah, that’s never going to happen. Blame us for their own God hating them.

 

[Father Heathen]

No?
Debating Sharia / University of Toronto Press Blog | U Toronto Press

That's Canada.

 

[Firemorphic]

Junaid Hafeez: Academic sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan - BBC News

Some say its cultural, some say its a lack of education I call it ****ed up.

Yeah, Pakistan is pretty crap. Devastating news

 

[Stanyon]

Killing for religion is never just, and a god demanding it and partaking in it is not merciful. That is what we call petty, spiteful, insecure, and filled with wraith.

Which is most likely just a mirror image of some of the aspects of those that created them.

 

[Notanumber]

It is also dreadful watching capitalism destroy the earth, culture, and any hope for a desirable future.

Global warming is a death sentence for billions, including the vast number of non humans who will perish along with us.

Islam is a medieval, regressive form of mind control. But then, so is most religion.

It is easy for secular westerners to criticise Islam, and so they should.
On the other hand, it is western capitalism and consumerism that is destroying the very basis of all life.

Without Islam, we would still be heading for global destruction. And denying it while we manufacture and consume unnecessary trinkets and toys to keep a tiny minority obscenely wealthy.

So I despise both, equally.

Give me capitalism any day.

 

[England my lionheart]

Yeah, Pakistan is pretty crap. Devastating news

It gets worse,his defense lawyer was murdered and his parents say that the charges against him were fabricated because he was seen as too liberal.

His supposed crimes,according to them are that he said that the quran was derived from mesopotanian folk tales,he also insulted Muhammed on Facebook,is their religion that fragile that it can't withstand any criticism at all.

You can read more here

Pakistani Scholar Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Actually, that's not quite accurate. It wasn't all that long ago that there was a serious consideration of allowing sharia law into the province of Ontario's legal system where family disputes were concerned. Fortunately -- for now -- that was defeated because we finally realized that it would cheapen the lives and worth of females. That defeat will not stop those who want sharia as part of our law. And history shows that repeated effort often results in the demanded change.

And what do you think Sharia is? It's just Islamic religious law. What you mention is the same as having Jewish religious courts settle disputes between Jews.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Americans would never tolerate this.

Look what we have tolerated already.

 

[Wandering Monk]

And what do you think Sharia is? It's just Islamic religious law. What you mention is the same as having Jewish religious courts settle disputes between Jews.

Except that Jewish religious law is circumscribed by civil law everywhere.

Not so with Sharia in some Islamist ****holes.