Personally, am very tied of having to be politically correct, having to dance around hot button issues because some group or another is going to be offended. Ben Carson would never get my vote, nor would Donald Trump...that said, they both are bringing out from underneath the rug some very ugly issues that need to be discussed from a perspective of what is best for America, and its legal citizens.
The latest so called misstep for both Donald Trump and Ben Carson revolves around Muslims and Sharia Law. Personally, have no problem here with a Muslim or someone of the "Islamic Faith" holding political office...as long as they are not a proponent of, or advocate for Sharia Law to be embraced and/or practiced here in America. Someone advocating for Sharia Law should be a disqualifying factor which disqualifies that person holding ANY PUBLIC OFFICE in the United States of America.
Let's look at some of what Sharia Law would demand of us here in America. In general, Sharia law is the most intrusive and strict set of laws in the world, wrongfully inserting itself into our private lives and liberties...especially when it comes to women. Some of the specifics are startling frightening, and have no place in America Society or our courts.
• Theft is punishable by amputation of the right hand.
• Criticizing or denying any part of the Quran is punishable by death
• Criticizing or denying Muhammad is a prophet is punishable by death.
• Criticizing or denying Allah, the moon god of Islam is punishable by death.
• A Muslim who becomes a non-Muslim is punishable by death.
• A non-Muslim who leads a Muslim away from Islam is punishable by death.
• A non-Muslim man who marries a Muslim woman is punishable by death.
• A man can marry an infant girl and consummate the marriage when she is 9 years old.
• Girls' clitoris should be cut (per Muhammad's words in Book 41, Kitab Al-Adab, Hadith 5251).
• A woman can have 1 husband, but a man can have up to 4 wives; Muhammad can have more.
• A man can unilaterally divorce his wife but a woman needs her husband's consent to divorce.
• A man can beat his wife for insubordination.
• Testimonies of four male witnesses are required to prove rape against a woman.
• A woman who has been raped cannot testify in court against her rapist(s).
• A woman's testimony in court, allowed only in property cases, carries half the weight of a man's.
• A female heir inherits half of what a male heir inherits.
• A woman cannot drive a car, as it leads to fitnah (upheaval).
• A woman cannot speak alone to a man who is not her husband or relative.
• Meat to be eaten must come from animals that have been sacrificed to Allah - i.e., be Halal.
• Muslims should engage in Taqiyya and lie to non-Muslims to advance Islam.
• Criticizing or denying any part of the Quran is punishable by death
• Criticizing or denying Muhammad is a prophet is punishable by death.
• Criticizing or denying Allah, the moon god of Islam is punishable by death.
• A Muslim who becomes a non-Muslim is punishable by death.
• A non-Muslim who leads a Muslim away from Islam is punishable by death.
• A non-Muslim man who marries a Muslim woman is punishable by death.
• A man can marry an infant girl and consummate the marriage when she is 9 years old.
• Girls' clitoris should be cut (per Muhammad's words in Book 41, Kitab Al-Adab, Hadith 5251).
• A woman can have 1 husband, but a man can have up to 4 wives; Muhammad can have more.
• A man can unilaterally divorce his wife but a woman needs her husband's consent to divorce.
• A man can beat his wife for insubordination.
• Testimonies of four male witnesses are required to prove rape against a woman.
• A woman who has been raped cannot testify in court against her rapist(s).
• A woman's testimony in court, allowed only in property cases, carries half the weight of a man's.
• A female heir inherits half of what a male heir inherits.
• A woman cannot drive a car, as it leads to fitnah (upheaval).
• A woman cannot speak alone to a man who is not her husband or relative.
• Meat to be eaten must come from animals that have been sacrificed to Allah - i.e., be Halal.
• Muslims should engage in Taqiyya and lie to non-Muslims to advance Islam.
In general, "Sharia Law" runs contrary to our American Democracy, is disrespectful of holding any religious belief other than Islam, and treats women as second class citizens and/or chattel. Ben Carson expressing his personal views, even as a Presidential Candidate is his right, and more importantly, even though his comments are considered "Politically Incorrect", he is probably correct in stating a Muslim should not be allowed to serve as President of the United States unless he/she is willing to denounce "Sharia Law.
Have a question for Muslims in closing...why is it that you can insult Christianity, even burn a Bible and that is OK, but you want to kill people if they speak ill of Muhammad/Allah, or burn a Quran in protest. Seems far more than a double standard if you ask me.
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