sharia is for losers

Submitted by the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan (Australia), Aug 27, 2009 at 06:16

The very clearly not British 'Helen' writes:

"I dont understand why if you do not commit any crimes you would be scared of sharia?"

What is a 'crime' for a Muslim is not a crime for myself.
Am I allowed to drink beer if I feel like it in a sharia controlled society? Is that a crime? What if I decide to become a polytheist. Am I allowed to have that choice in a sharia controlled society? What if I come to the conclusion that Islam for the most part is a complete crock - am I allowed to express my considered opinion in a sharia-controlled society?

Why should I or anyone else even have to consider having to put up with it in the first place? Muslims have come to our countries under false pretences. We accepted them here with the expectation that they would appreciate the goodwill of their hosts and learn to integrate into their new societies. Some have managed - but these are generally the nominal muslims - who don't followtheir 'religion' very strictly. Most often thoug the agenda is to create a self contained parallel society which often seems to be based on the arrogant assumption that they have something to 'teach' us. The hypocrisy is hard to take , large scale , inhuman as every second day another bloody crime of one sort or another is reported from any of dozens of Muslim countries.

Sharia is for Muslims and for Muslims only. We do not and will not and in fact cannot have 2 sets of laws for people in western countries. If you want sharia then go back to live in whichever sharia paradise you've emigrated from.

Muslms who expect that the introduction by stealth of sharia will occur in the West in the distant future are going to be sadly mistaken. We got rid of most of our medieval laws 5 centuries ago - never to return.
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Freedom entails a lack of restrction but also some responsibility. Life teaches you what the limitations of action and reaction are. That means trial and error - experimentation - and choices. In fact real freedom means you have the freedom to do the wrong thing. And of course - take the consequences.

But thinking that inducing certain behaviours through the introduction of a system that delivers what really are cruel and unusual punishments is absolutely no answer at all.

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