How does one 'moderate' divine law?

Submitted by hrishi (India), Sep 25, 2010 at 00:24

II's questions to Dr. Pipes encapsulates for the challenge 'moderate' Muslims face - can one be a Muslim if one goes about 'moderating' what is immutable Divine Law?

Dr. Pipes' response projects a hope that Muslims won't take the Sharia to be divine in its entirety and look and revisit these laws as though they are man-made..

Wonder if anyone could give instances where the Sharia has actually be amended to take this line of hope further?

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