Attack on Religious Freedom?

[merrylander]

Well there is this;

http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/o...193,full.story

. . . and attacks on christians in muslim countries have increased markedly. My attitude is if they want to practice sharia law go back to the middle east.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Well there is this;

http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/o...193,full.story

. . . and attacks on christians in muslim countries have increased markedly. My attitude is if they want to practice sharia law go back to the middle east.

Ya know Rob, I gotta agree that we can't let them do things in our country that are obvious violations of our laws and sense of common decency. But, that wasn't really the point I was trying to make. I wasn't suggesting we let Muslims in the U.S. decapitate people or beat their women at all.

My point was;

How can they complain about the government attempting to regulate one religious institution while insisting that the same government regulate another and consider themselves to be the champions of "religious freedom"?

Dave

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Well there is this;

http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/o...193,full.story

. . . and attacks on christians in muslim countries have increased markedly. My attitude is if they want to practice sharia law go back to the middle east.

That was not an example of the application of Sharia law. The Muslim community condemned the actions and the attitudes that led to them. I for one don't want to cease being a pluralistic society. Muslim faith is no more reason for exclusion than is Methodism or Agnosticism.

Regards,

D-ray

[Combwork]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

That was not an example of the application of Sharia law. The Muslim community condemned the actions and the attitudes that led to them. I for one don't want to cease being a pluralistic society. Muslim faith is no more reason for exclusion than is Methodism or Agnosticism.

Regards,

D-ray

True up to a point. Except for a few diehards the Muslim community cannot be seen to back Sharia law; both in the U.K. and the U.S.A. some of the things it tries to justify are criminal offenses but all to often, those who condemn something in public practice it in private.