Quote:What you don't seem to appreciate is when muslims say "yeah, we want sharia law", that could mean about a thousand different things. Sharia includes simply performing the 5 prayers and all the other personal duties of a muslim.
I really don't think that is what any of the survey respondents meant. The question would not even make sense in that context.
Quote:But as someone pointed out, wherever sharia has been implemented, sharia has only ever been a compliment to the existing law of the land.
Does that go all the way back to Muhammed? Who is this 'someone'?
Quote:Some muslims might believe that sharia should rule over every aspect in the society - but I don't imagine many would. And even amongst those, there are an infinite number of views on how this should be implemented. But as someone pointed out, wherever sharia has been implemented, sharia has only ever been a compliment to the existing law of the land. So how much should sharia cover? What specific laws should be sharia and which not? These are all questions that are not being adequately addressed by blanket statements about the muslim bogeyman threatening society with sharia. And they certainly weren't addressed in the PEW survey that has been referenced.
You could say the exact same thing about Nazism. That would not make Nazism any more benign. You cannot deny people freedom and human rights "just a little bit". That is not how it works.