(July 28, 2012 at 5:57 pm)5thHorseman Wrote:(July 28, 2012 at 5:30 pm)Bahraini Wrote: what I find really disturbing is when later in the video he said that Muslims in America WANT Sharia law when there's only Saudi Arabia in the ME that practices it, & most Muslims (almost everyone I know is) I know are glad we don't have such laws, for a progressive society (America) to still have those people, it is disturbing, I think the only law we have in Bahrain that resembles Sharia law is inheritance & divorce, & women rights activists have been fighting the latter for the better part of the last decade.
Apparently more than just Saudi Arabia..
![[Image: Countries_with_Sharia_rule.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=upload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fb%2Fb2%2FCountries_with_Sharia_rule.png)
I think this map is very inaccurate, Libya, Yemen, Oman, & Syria do not practice Sharia law at all, I think bumping each country one level would be accurate except for Saudi Arabia (& maybe Iran, I don't know about their laws).
Quote:I lived in W coast Malaysia,(1969-70) near Malacca. I saw Muslim friends drinking alcohol at private parties .Rarely saw so much as a head scarfe except for schoolgirls. (part of their uniform)
Malaysia has religious police to enforce aspects of Sharia law. EG Ensuring people are fasting during Ramadan, arresting anyone publicly preaching another religion,Muslim apostates are arrested and sent to prison for 2 years, all food served in hotels must be halal. I found out by observing that my bacon tasted odd;it was made of turkey.
a few years ago I heard that someone was put in jail for eating in public in Ramadhan (he's only allowed to eat in private), I think the law back then was that if you get caught, you'll be sent to jail & will be released at the end of Ramadhan, where you'll be shaven bald (what's with the Muslim's obsession with baldness?). I still eat & smoke in my car, I was never caught, food is actually more delicious when everyone is fasting.
Quote:Actually, we're not very progressive, and there are plenty Christians that would have no problem instating biblical law that would trump the secular ones.
Quote:My observation is that the US is one of the more politically and socially conservative nations in the developed world. I concede it is more progressive than say Saudi Arabia,and probably Bahrain.
it is still more progressive than the ME, I would love to live in a place where there is free speech & equal opportunity.
