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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]

There are eight recognized different schools of thought regarding. They are all highly illiberal, drawing as they do from highly illiberal source material.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhhab

The only one lacking understanding is you. I highly suggest you read the Koran and the Hadiths. I also suggest you also read Qutb and the statements from IS's leader and chief spokesman as I have. Perhaps you will learn something. Perhaps you will remain so wedded to your cultural relativism you will remain blind.[/quote]

Originally you said, "The question that should be asked of Muslims is whether they support Sharia law." There is not a single agreed-upon "Sharia law".[/quote]

What defines Sharia law is not the interpretation but the source. The source for Sharia law are Koran and Sunnah. There is no disagreement on this. Note particularly the Sunnah, in which the words, deeds and practices of Muhammad are used as a guide. Thus the deeds of Muhammad very much have relevance to anyone who supports Sharia.

[quote]So, as a result, two people could both answer affirmatively while actually supporting much different things. The Sharia law found in Indonesia, for instance, is much different from that found in Afghanistan.[/quote]

No. The primary difference is in its extent of application, not its content. In most of Indonesia Sharia courts only have authority in civil matters. Go, however, take a look at the Indonesian region of Aceh where Sharia law has been extended to criminal matters:

[url]http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gay-indonesias-aceh-brace-100-lashes-front-crowd-n219066[/url]

[quote=Gay in Indonesia's Aceh? Brace for 100 Lashes in Front of a Crowd]In 2001, the Indonesian government granted Shariah law to Aceh in hopes of winning over Islamists who were otherwise sympathetic to the rebellion. After the guerrillas negotiated for peace in 2005, they transformed into politicians and retained the popular Islamic laws.

Indonesia’s human rights advocates are deeply horrified at the harsh codes against homosexuality. It’s “as if we’re going back hundreds of years,” according to Chika Noya, an Indonesian gay rights activist interviewed by the Jakarta Globe. Another activist insisted the punishment belongs in the Middle Ages.

“Gays and lesbians are human beings also,” said a female Indonesian lecturer from Aceh in an interview with GlobalPost. “Who are we to go against God’s creations?”

But she conceded that “those who are against it are the minority.” Hardliners have become so emboldened in Aceh, she said, that publishing her name, employer and pro-gay stance could bring on serious repercussions.

“It is hard for people like me in this community to say openly that we’re against it,” the lecturer said. “Because people will say we’re against what the holy book and God says ... and that means, in their interpretation, they can kill us.”[/quote]

Oops. Not exactly the picture you wanted to paint is it?

[quote]But, now you have gone a step further. Now you suggest that I "read the Koran and the Hadiths". I have read the Quran and have both English and Arabic versions on a shelf in front of me. I no longer have sufficient Arabic to read the version in that language, though I once did. However, your point now, apparently, is that the problem is not actually "Sharia law", but the "Koran and the Hadiths". So, your issue is not with Sharia law, but Islam itself.[/quote]

My problem with Islam is that it supports Sharia law, giving fertile ground for people that want to impose it, by force if necessary. There is no version of Sharia law that is in any way compatible with liberal western values. Take a hard look at this, particularly the "making sharia the official law of the land" question:

http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia/

A large majority of Muslims world wide support making Sharia law the "law of the land". That thought should terrify every liberal. What could possibly motivate something like a billion people to support such a reactionary goal? Religion, in this case Islam.
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