'Niqab Rage'

 

schmikbob: I also have no problem when other people comment.  However when people like abuayisha and Sign Reader comment (as in this case) they have a tendency to get completely off topic and post non-relavent anti everyone screeds.

 
I see. And didn't you yourself derail the topic from Niqab to Apostasy & Polygyny? Nobody called you out for that...

schmikbob wrote: Chrysalis, you have written, "If a community wants to practice a certain code that does not infringe the rights of others... they have a right to, and should."  It sounds to me as though you think Islamic Law should supercede a nations laws.  Is this correct??  For example, do you feel that the followers of Islam in the United States should be able to take more than one wife???  After all, they are only affecting other members of Islam.  Or, as another example, do you feel that apostates should be dealt with according to Islamic Law???

Edited by Chrysalis - 09 November 2010 at 9:19pm

give the detailed information on that topic.

schmikbob wrote: Chrysalis, in refering to adultery you say "Islam has a consistent & blanket policy on adultery. Thats better than having a confused, hypocritical attitude towards it."  I disagree.  It depends on whether the punishment fits the crime or if adultery should even be a crime.

You are entitled to disagree of course, that is your opinin as Schmikbob.

However all major world religions, as well as a majority of people see adultery as an abhor-able social evil, which should be discouraged and deterred by law. Islamic Laws work on a holistic level. While the laws in place are severe, they also highlight the immense burden of proof required to prosecute an alleged adulterer. At the end of the day, it is not easy to prosecute someone for adultery.

schmikbob wrote: Agreed, with one exception.  I think Christianity abhors adultery but there has never been a push to make it illegal with a potential prison sentence for it, at least in the US.  I think Christians see it more as an issue between people and their God rather than people and their government.  I think Islam generally doesn't make that distinction.

With all due respect to Christians, they don't really practice/apply their religious laws that much. Especially when compared to Jews & Muslims. So it is more so a matter of dilution of religion.

However such laws do exist, such as

Leviticus 20:10 "If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death."