Thursday, March 02, 2006
Think Fast
Publishing Mohammed Cartoons: Right, Wrong, Stupid, or All of the Above?
Pat Buchanan writes that is was stupid. Fair enough. Deliberately angering a Billion representatives of a religion known for its fighting spirit does not strike one as very smart. And being stupid I suppose could make the action wrong. However if it wasn’t right it is still a Right to publish freely.
Muslims across the world are calling for Denmark to be held accountable to the laws of Islam. The riots across the Islamic world are well known to everyone. The Danes in question are under state protection.
Questions:
If Sharia can be applied across continents how could it not apply to the country a Muslim actually lives in?
Is there a critical mass of Muslims in a population at which point there will be a wide spread call for Sharia (ask Thailand about this)?
Most importantly: Can an open society exist under the bounds of Sharia?
Pat Buchanan writes that is was stupid. Fair enough. Deliberately angering a Billion representatives of a religion known for its fighting spirit does not strike one as very smart. And being stupid I suppose could make the action wrong. However if it wasn’t right it is still a Right to publish freely.
Muslims across the world are calling for Denmark to be held accountable to the laws of Islam. The riots across the Islamic world are well known to everyone. The Danes in question are under state protection.
Questions:
If Sharia can be applied across continents how could it not apply to the country a Muslim actually lives in?
Is there a critical mass of Muslims in a population at which point there will be a wide spread call for Sharia (ask Thailand about this)?
Most importantly: Can an open society exist under the bounds of Sharia?
