I cant understand as you are mostly arguing with your fellow christians but still you are trying to fit your Islam bashing in between like previous post about spread of Islam by swords.
Hey Wali -
First of all, I mean no disrespect to you. You seem like a very capable, articulate, and thoughtful guy who is deeply studied on Islam.
As context, I have traveled throughout the Middle East, including recently UAE, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, and Israel. I have not been to Pakistan, which I believe is your home country, but have worked extensively with Pakistani developers in the past.
Specific to the domain industry, with Sufyan Alani Director of Business Development, recently onboard, we are actively exploring cooperation with ccTLDs across the Middle East, Indonesia and Pakistan. In particular, I think .ID and .SA are good candidates for international adoption similar to .AI.
In other words, I am not in any way an isolationist. I love the idea of being able to cross borders without waiting at immigration. I also enjoy exploring other cultures and have experienced amazing warmth and hospitality from many Muslim friends and business associates when visiting for business and leisure.
Culturally, I embrace tolerance, free will and want peaceful coexistence. However, if a group wants to impose their religion or mandate cultural norms, they cross a line that should not be crossed. I have no interest in being required to pay
Jizya, for for the privilege of being an
infidel.
I would like to ask you 4 questions:
1. How would you describe Shariah Law?
2. Under what circumstances might a country be expected to adopt Shariah Law?
3. Do you believe it is possible that some Islamists are interested in spreading Islam, including imposing Shariah Law?
4. Lastly, without resorting to
Taqiyya, please tell me if you believe if
anyone should
ever be allowed to impose their cultural norm on another country's people.
In the context of ChristChurch, we have a nation being asked to participate in a
spiritual invocation of Allah, in the form of
Adhan, or Islamic Call to Prayer while requesting all women to be covered. Of course this was in the wake of a horrific event for which empathy and mourning is warranted.
If you prefer to answer privately, or discuss via phone, in order to not have this thread become excessively theological, that would be fine. Personally I think the context of civil liberty is relevant as it determines whether and how people are allowed to publish and consume content on the Internet.
Thanks, and blessings to you and yours!