Thursday, April 7, 2011

Does this all seem unbelievable?

It all happens under Shariah law.  It may be only 10-15% of Muslims that believe in this ...but that percentage is much higher than I feel comfortable with.   Within revolutionary times, often it is not a large percent that rises to power.   If there was a vote, and there are those who don't like the result, they revolt ...not the majority, aiming to revolt, not re-vote.  I'm going to list some of the things Shariah law is inclusive of, and you tell me if you'd like a random 10-15% of our children to be subjected to it in America.   Shariah law includes: beatings of disobedient women and girls; amputation of body parts for criminal offenses; polygamy and forced child marriages; a required testimony of four male witnesses to prove rape; stoning of adulteresses; execution of homosexuals; capital punishment for those who oppose these laws; execution for those who leave this religion ...(the rest, I can't bring myself to even describe).   Let me take just one example, of the previously mentioned ten year old who hides at her aunt's house.   That commonly is called desertion, and is often equated with adultery.  There is a saying, "When a bird is sitting in a tree, if no one throws a stone, it will not leave its nest."   But within the courts of Shariah law, in reality, the woman's word is worthless.  And if she attempts to testify, she can face further punishment for her accusations, which are for the most part not acknowledged and therefore deemed as false.   She could be stoned ...ignoring the fact that there is always "two" involved.   But it is not likely there will be witnesses, or what male witness would be willing to step forward to oppose their guilty peers.   Where is the accountability of the men?   In contrast, Jesus said, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."    We may aspire to the principles of what Jesus taught, but who is it that is calling for "change"?   Is this far from our own reality?   You may think so, but honor killings and attacks are on the rise in Great Britain ...inclusive of torture, rape, and murder.  And do you know what sort of things are being taught in our Universities as viable ideas and acceptable ways of thinking?

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