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Sharia Law in the UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7232661.stm

Is the Archbishop of Canterbury really suggesting Sharia courts in the UK? If we had them, wouldn’t that open the door to beheading anyone who insults the prohpet? Wouldn’t it mean incosisitency in the application of law? Would it be an end to womens rights and freedom of speech?

Social integration be damned, if followers of Islam want to live in the UK then they can jolly well live by the law of the land and like it, if they don’t want to then go and live in Saudi Arabia. 😡

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By: mike currill - 18th February 2008 at 23:32

My only comment on this subject is that no religion is perfect. As Dan Brown puts it in ‘The Da Vinci Code’ they are all fallible because they are run by men. I take it that his meaning was that Because the religions are all run by mankind and not God, they are all fallible.

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By: sealordlawrence - 18th February 2008 at 13:10

“Dilutional”?

You can’t win an argument by making up your own words, mate! :p

Yes you can.;)

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By: Grey Area - 18th February 2008 at 07:12

Facts already presented, your just too dilutional to accept them.:rolleyes:

“Dilutional”?

You can’t win an argument by making up your own words, mate! :p

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By: sealordlawrence - 18th February 2008 at 00:29

Your a funny person sealord, you said:

and then you say referring to Iran and Saudi:

Make up your mind, sounds like generalising to me. So according to you as the theocratic rulers in iran have imposed some radical laws and so has the kings in Saudi (both of which do not represent their people) it must mean all of islam or “large parts of islam” as you put it including those reformers in both Saudi/iran are oppressive and violent. Might I add both countries only
make around 6% of world muslims….a rather generalised statement to make dont you think?.;)

This is why i find your reasoning flawed you cant provide substantiated facts but generalised statements.

As for the cartoon riots, it cant be said in all instances but the riots that took place in Pakistan were more to do with frustrations of the daily peoples lives than the cartoons. Why would people burn down cars/houses and businesses that belong to them when they have nothing to do with the cartoons. The same thing happened at benazirs assassination. You simply choose the parts that suit you best without looking at things in context.

So again for the third time where are those facts?

Facts already presented, your just too dilutional to accept them.:rolleyes:

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By: lightning F57 - 18th February 2008 at 00:17

Your a funny person sealord, you said:

I have not been generalising at all and you know it.

and then you say referring to Iran and Saudi:

They are the facts you just choose to avoid them, now accept the reality that large parts of Islam are violent and oppressive as was shown by the violence that followed from the Danish cartoons.

Make up your mind, sounds like generalising to me. So according to you as the theocratic rulers in iran have imposed some radical laws and so has the kings in Saudi (both of which do not represent their people) it must mean all of islam or “large parts of islam” as you put it including those reformers in both Saudi/iran are oppressive and violent. Might I add both countries only make around 6% of world muslims….a rather generalised statement to make dont you think?.;)

This is why i find your reasoning flawed you cant provide substantiated facts but generalised statements.

As for the cartoon riots, it cant be said in all instances but the riots that took place in Pakistan were more to do with frustrations of the daily peoples lives than the cartoons. Why would people burn down cars/houses and businesses that belong to them when they have nothing to do with the cartoons. The same thing happened at benazirs assassination. You simply choose the parts that suit you best without looking at things in context.

So again for the third time where are those facts?

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By: sealordlawrence - 18th February 2008 at 00:06

You havnt been reading a word iv been saying, I have covered Saudis and iranis so go through the top part of my posting. And yes I have been to Saudi not so long ago for your information there is a large reformist movement going on there and in iran as well. So where are those facts now? still waiting.

They are the facts you just choose to avoid them, now accept the reality that large parts of Islam are violent and oppressive as was shown by the violence that followed from the Danish cartoons.

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 23:48

Been to Iran or Saudi Arabia lately? Oh dont tell me those Muslim countrys that derive their laws from Islam are not actually Islamic?

You havnt been reading a word iv been saying, I have covered Saudis and iranis so go through the top part of my posting. And yes I have been to Saudi not so long ago for your information there is a large reformist movement going on there and in iran as well. So where are those facts now? still waiting.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 23:41

Your good at making wide claims, care to back which tracts of islam support brutal punishment of women and oppresses them? or will you sideline the backing up of claims part again. As for the oppression of homosexuals I dont deny this I know it happens in muslim countries, this also happens in the west as well although not as bad as out of the west.

Been to Iran or Saudi Arabia lately? Oh dont tell me those Muslim countrys that derive their laws from Islam are not actually Islamic?:rolleyes:

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 23:08

I was talking about the brutal punishments and and oppression of women and homosexuals.

I have not been generalising at all and you know it. Hence why I talk about large tracts of Islam and not Islam as a whole. You just twist peoples words to mask the evil that a large part of Islam represents.

Your good at making wide claims, care to back which tracts of islam support brutal punishment of women and oppresses them? or will you sideline the backing up of claims part again. As for the oppression of homosexuals I dont deny this I know it happens in muslim countries, this also happens in the west as well although not as bad as out of the west.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 23:01

The whole conversation with Jon was about honour killings and shariah, so you took over from there if we were not talking about this then what was it, little green men from mars?.

Look at your qoute from here:

Your again generalising, im a muslim and I dont hold that perception, so where did you get that from did you carry out a poll, if so could I see the proper results?. The perception you talk of is that in the west which I have made a point to prove its wrong. You also said:

Maybe us human beings are flawed generally, having good and bad sides to us, maybe the fact that you get bad people in all societies and in all countries is a relevation to you. If your saying generally religion is a problem well there have been plenty who have not used religion to carry out mass murder, Stalin, Hitler, molosovic to name a few.

Are you still trying to brand a whole religion over the actions of a minority?.

I was talking about the brutal punishments and and oppression of women and homosexuals.:mad:

I have not been generalising at all and you know it. Hence why I talk about large tracts of Islam and not Islam as a whole. You just twist peoples words to mask the evil that a large part of Islam represents.:mad:

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 22:42

I was not even talking about honor killings.

The whole conversation with Jon was about honour killings and shariah, so you took over from there if we were not talking about this then what was it, little green men from mars?.

Look at your qoute from here:

It is the perception and belief of people that follow those texts that counts. In the case of Islam the perception is clearly that savagery and oppression is a good thing.

Your again generalising, im a muslim and I dont hold that perception, so where did you get that from did you carry out a poll, if so could I see the proper results?. The perception you talk of is that in the west which I have made a point to prove its wrong. You also said:

I have told you time and time again that bad things happening elsewhere does not justify some of the traits of radical Islam.

Maybe us human beings are flawed generally, having good and bad sides to us, maybe the fact that you get bad people in all societies and in all countries is a relevation to you. If your saying generally religion is a problem well there have been plenty who have not used religion to carry out mass murder, Stalin, Hitler, molosovic to name a few.

Are you still trying to brand a whole religion over the actions of a minority?.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 22:32

I didnt ignore your last post, otherwise I would not of responded. Im yet to even find radical islamic scholars/teachers ect justify honour killings. Maybe you can enlighten me here for a change or is that asking too much from you?.

The only reason honour killings has been linked with islam is because of biased news reporting, newspapers dont turn domestic violence as “christian violence” or “western family violence” or any other terms. Allot of bad things happen in muslim majority countries, the laws are very loose there and people are not held accountable. In the west the laws are stronger and people are pursued with more fever. How can one from this make such generalised assumptions?.

Your notion of just because in the west islam is percieved to support honour killings dont make the perception a reality. This itself is a fundamental flaw. Its like having a perception that a blackman can never become a leader in the west, that perception exists but does it make it correct?.

I was not even talking about honor killings.:rolleyes:

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 22:29

I never said that the whole of Islam believed in this, you have obviously just completely ignored my last post purely for the sake of argument!

That said only a truly foolish individual would state this has not become an accepted part of the religion for many factions.

I didnt ignore your last post, otherwise I would not of responded. Im yet to even find radical islamic scholars/teachers ect justify honour killings. Maybe you can enlighten me here for a change or is that asking too much from you?.

The only reason honour killings has been linked with islam is because of biased news reporting, newspapers dont turn domestic violence as “christian violence” or “western family violence” or any other terms. Allot of bad things happen in muslim majority countries, the laws are very loose there and people are not held accountable. In the west the laws are stronger and people are pursued with more fever. How can one from this make such generalised assumptions?.

Your notion of just because in the west islam is percieved to support honour killings dont make the perception a reality. This itself is a fundamental flaw. Its like having a perception that a blackman can never become a leader in the west, that perception exists but does it make it correct?.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 22:20

No its rather confusing for you I have asked you to back up your assertion with facts but you cant, your generalising, if i start posting news pieces about how bad domestic violence in the west is getting against women and children does that mean large parts of western society are barbaric?. Your trying to link cultural and social acts that are carried out by misguided people to a whole religion, there is the problem itself.

Let me give you a quick list of how islamic scholars have reacted to honour killings:

Nowhere at all has islam preached supporting honour killings, those who do are not islamic in my eyes. Female infanticide and tribal honour killing customs predate islam, they have been around for thousands of years and continue this day.

I never said that the whole of Islam believed in this, you have obviously just completely ignored my last post purely for the sake of argument!:eek: 😡

That said only a truly foolish individual would state this has not become an accepted part of the religion for many factions.

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 22:09

This is obviously confusing you. Whether a literal reading of any specific text states that a certain act is right or wrong is irrelevent. It is the perception and belief of people that follow those texts that counts. In the case of Islam the perception is clearly that savagery and oppression is a good thing.

I have told you time and time again that bad things happening elsewhere does not justify some of the traits of radical Islam.

No its rather confusing for you I have asked you to back up your assertion with facts but you cant, your generalising, if i start posting news pieces about how bad domestic violence in the west is getting against women and children does that mean large parts of western society are barbaric?. Your trying to link cultural and social acts that are carried out by misguided people to a whole religion, there is the problem itself.

Let me give you a quick list of how islamic scholars have reacted to honour killings:

Syria’s grand mufti, cleric Ahmad Hassoun, has condemned the crime as un-Islamic.

Forty Pakistani religious scholars issued a joint fatwa in 2006 against honor killings, branding the practice as contrary to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. And

last summer Lebanon’s Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah issued a fatwa banning honor killings, characterizing the practice as a “repulsive act.”

Nowhere at all has islam preached supporting honour killings, those who do are not islamic in my eyes. Female infanticide and tribal honour killing customs predate islam, they have been around for thousands of years and continue this day.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 22:01

im not denying anything, Im asking you to prove where shariah law allows the killing of women over honour, and which quranic verses support this, you cant. Theres a saying “either put up or shut up”

Il give you some general information which might enlighten you on this global phenomenon.

This is obviously confusing you. Whether a literal reading of any specific text states that a certain act is right or wrong is irrelevent. It is the perception and belief of people that follow those texts that counts. In the case of Islam the perception is clearly that savagery and oppression is a good thing.:mad:

I have told you time and time again that bad things happening elsewhere does not justify some of the traits of radical Islam.:mad:

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 21:50

Now you are still denying reality. Even without literal translation of the core text horrific punishments, and oppression are now standard facets of Islam.

im not denying anything, Im asking you to prove where shariah law allows the killing of women over honour, and which quranic verses support this, you cant. Theres a saying “either put up or shut up”

Il give you some general information which might enlighten you on this global phenomenon.

More than 1,000 women were kidnapped and murdered in Guatemala. Their bodies were usually mutilated and in some cases “death to bitches” were written on them. And in Juarez, Mexico, hundreds of women were kidnapped, murdered and buried. The killers remain free.

In 2006 a Catholic Italian man shot his sister to death for having a child out of wedlock. Up until 1991, men in Brazil could be absolved of killing their wives over honor.

In Yemen, a Jewish father killed his daughter after a rabbi complained that she had a child from an affair. And a Christian father beat his daughter to death in 2005 in Palestine because she wanted to marry a Muslim. Last year in Bashika, Mosul, a 17-year-old woman, a member of the Yezidi religion was stoned to death for having an Arab Muslim boyfriend.

UNICEF reports that more than 5,000 non-Muslim women are killed in so-called dowry deaths each year in India because their in-laws consider their dowries inadequate.Human Rights Watch considers dowry deaths the same as honor killings because of similar dynamics in which the victims are killed by male members of the family and because the crimes are excused or understood by the community.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 21:37

Read again what you have written, association does not make it correct. I suggest you do abit of reading in this matter, maybe you can join Jon in the challenge and find me where shariah supports honour killings and in which country. Im also waiting for the verses in the quran that support these actions.

If you can prove me wrong I will willingly end this subject.

Now you are still denying reality. Even without literal translation of the core text horrific punishments, and oppression are now standard facets of Islam.

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By: lightning F57 - 17th February 2008 at 21:27

Stop trying to defend the indefensible. Islam is like any other religion its traditions and laws are derived from various quarters but the fact is that a particular set of codes and barbaric deeds have become associated with Islam as such they are one. Islam has absorbed these elements and now it is responsible for them.

Read again what you have written, association does not make it correct. I suggest you do abit of reading in this matter, maybe you can join Jon in the challenge and find me where shariah supports honour killings and in which country. Im also waiting for the verses in the quran that support these actions.

If you can prove me wrong I will willingly end this subject.

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By: sealordlawrence - 17th February 2008 at 21:15

I asked you to provide me which shariah law and in which country it supports honour killings and you have provided me a news source highlighting how legislators in NWFP in Pakistan are trying to push for Shariah law. Im confused here can you elaborate?.

Stop trying to defend the indefensible. Islam is like any other religion its traditions and laws are derived from various quarters but the fact is that a particular set of codes and barbaric deeds have become associated with Islam as such they are one. Islam has absorbed these elements and now it is responsible for them.

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