How about opposing absurdly wrong principles of Islam?

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Jan 29, 2022 at 15:11

Dear Dr Pipes, Banning Islam, as suggested by reader Jay, will go against a lot of our sensibilities and against our constitution. Anything that claims to be a religion, gets an automatic protection from our constitution even if it is a political party under the umbrella.

So, We need to, instead, oppose individual Islamic malpractice to safeguard our societies. For example, we can pass laws that spousal benefits after a person dies and when she/he is alive will go to at most only one person and no more. If the second and the third or the fourth wife want to live without any money in their old age, all power to them. Otherwise, they can fight polygamy -Islamic or otherwise- while everyone is alive, healthy, talkative and well.

Similarly, if the second, third, and the fourth wife want to queue up to hold the hand of a man on his death bed, it is their sweet desire. But, the hospital staff should not allow more than one wife per person in the hospital wards for everyone's safety in the hospitals. (oh, ain't it fun thinking about Islamic thoughtlessness and absurdities.)

What is needed is all of us to take courageous stands against Islamic malpractices where ever we find them. The problem is as much with our liberal non-thinkers, who won't pass and enforce sensible legislation, as with the good old Islam.

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