13597921:Turd.Ferguson said:
If all Muslims widely accepted Sharia, Pew Research Center wouldnt have created a report like this.
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/...ligion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia/
for the most part, Muslims who practice Sharia and support its use are in the middle east. I found the staunchest supporters to be in Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, and The Middle East. These are extremely underdeveloped nations with weak national governments and citizens that are easily manipulated. These stats also show that Muslims in regions like Central Asia, and Southeastern Europe don't wholeheartedly support Sharia Law. Mind you this does not show the US, that is-- for the most part-- home to a fairly moderate Muslim population.
An interesting study, and I'd like to thank you for sharing it. However, I would say it mostly confirms what I have said. There is also key data missing, like the opinions of Muslims in Europe (although I doubt they'd differ much from the poll taken in Russia) and also, as onenerdykid has pointed out, no data on several middle eastern nations.
The study is also interesting in the data collected about Sharia being the divine word of allah. If such is the case, then there is no possible separation between Sharia and Islam, which should prove how retrograde and dangerous this religion truly is.
Onenerdykid has also pointed out how the basis of Sharia law is the law system created by Mohammad, considered the perfect example that Muslims must follow. While Christians believe in being like Christ, Muslims too believe that they should be like Muhammad. Muhammad was a bloodthirsty warlord, who used violence to achieve his goals, carried out genocide against Jews and other non-believers, encouraged his men to enslave and rape infidel women, and raped his 9-year old child "wife", Aisha (if we are to believe Islamic scripture).
And then we wonder where Muslims get all these wonderful ideas? We cannot make apologies for their religion anymore. Islam either has to be reformed, subdued, or destroyed.
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Our ancestors understood this well. There are simply no other options. We can't play by modern rules against enemies that use rules from the Dark Ages.
We also need to stop pretending this is only a "tiny minority" of Muslims, when all nonpartisan data suggests otherwise. Frankly, it's a lie that needs to be destroyed. Here's some data to fill you in more about Muslim attitudes in Europe and America, from Pew Research:
We need to challenge the beliefs of Islam in the public forum, relentlessly, without fear or intimidation.