Forgiveness for adultery in Iran
Last night, Senator John McCain appeared on Fox's Sean Hannity show. He came on immediately after Heannity's back and forth with the despicable British Muslim leader Anjem Choudary. In discussing the Hannity-Choudary "discussion", McCain led off by saying that, "Islam is a religion of forgiveness" before referring to Choudary's "claptrap".
While I agree with the reference to Choudary's claptrap, I wonder if McCain is up on his current events. More specifically, I wonder if McCain is familiar with the part of sharia law called "hudud sharia", which covers the penalties for "crimes against God." Contained in that portion of sharia are "crimes" such as adultery, homosexual acts, apostasy, and blasphemy.
Forgiveness for blasphemy in Pakistan (3 women "forgiven" here)
The penalty? Death. Don't take my word. Go to the leading Islamic schools of thought around the Islamic world.
Forgiveness for gays in Iran
This Christian woman in Sudan was "forgiven" for "apostasy" only after an international outcry and US diplomatic pressure.
Senator McCain, stop insulting our intelligence.
Gary, I don't know if you were ever a Calvinist, but does the name Michael Servitius means anything to you?
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking on a non-lethal level, have you ever read The Scarlet Letter?
Now if I were making the argument "Christians did it, so its OK for Muslims to do it," Squid or someone would quite correctly cite this as the "tu quoque" fallacy.
But I'm not. I'm just saying, because someone kills in the name of Islam, does not establish whether Islam, per se, or Muslims, generally, are a religion of forgiveness.
Findalis's mind is made up, but her comments are not known for their factual underpinnings.
Siarlys,
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions, no and no.
In that case, you have some reading to do. Or googling. Start here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1501-1600/michael-servetus-burned-for-heresy-11629984.html