Shariah: Is it "barbaric"?

[Rwandrall]

Do you think that the severity of the punishments is the sole reason for the low crime rates?

No i don't, i put the word "partly" in there for a reason. It would be simplistic to think in these terms. It is a factor, but Islam is a context leading to less crime. However, it also is a context leading to stonings.

Kichi, it is true that for crimes that all countries consider as such, like stealing for example, islamic countries have lower crime rates. No religion is all black. It doesn't change the fact that the religion and its punishments are barbaric though.