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Fionnchú, useful link. It reinforces the point th...

2011-03-26T08:21:19.783Z

Fionnchú,

useful link. It reinforces the point the article here sought to make. These calls amount to anti-Muslim discrimination. If members of a golf club enter into an agreement then a court can examine the rules of the club in making his decision. It deos not mean that the court is applying the rules of the club.

9:44 PM, March 24, 2011

I'm not thrilled about either sharia or bible-thumping, but here's a take that may align with yours and readers of TPQ, AM. Hypocritical Freakout over Sharia but not biblical law" at ReligionDispatches-dot-org. Whatever one's own views, this progressive cabal of top writers on religious issues in culture, sexuality, politics, and science provides an thoughtful resource.

John, 'So how do you stone someone, or cut th...

2011-03-25T16:45:36.470Z

John,

'So how do you stone someone, or cut their hand off, or decapitate them, without going beyond the personal?'

The line you seem to have overlooked is as the following one. 'Tersely put, those in a golf club should be allowed to follow the rules of the golf club insofar as they do not conflict with the rules of society.'

Stoning, decapitating amputating conflicts with the rules of society. Same with canon law John. Just because a bishop thinks he can use it to conceal a crime or swear a child to silence and pervert the course of justice does not mean he should be allowed to any more than the follower of Sharia should be allowed to stone. Society should be tolerant of whatever rituals golf clubs get up to but it cannot permit the club captain to beat the caddy with a golf club even if the caddy and captain agree. Societal rules trump those of the golf club.

Anthony, 'Yet the idea that people should not...

2011-03-25T14:38:07.851Z

Anthony,

'Yet the idea that people should not be allowed to adhere to it (Sharia Law) in their own personal lives while refraining from inflicting it on those who do not want it, is anathema to democratic culture.'

So how do you stone someone, or cut their hand off, or decapitate them, without going beyond the personal?

I'm not thrilled about either sharia or bible-...

2011-03-24T21:44:31.264Z

I'm not thrilled about either sharia or bible-thumping, but here's a take that may align with yours and readers of TPQ, AM. Hypocritical Freakout over Sharia but not biblical law" at ReligionDispatches-dot-org. Whatever one's own views, this progressive cabal of top writers on religious issues in culture, sexuality, politics, and science provides an thoughtful resource.

André, thanks for the link. There is a lot of goo...

2011-03-23T19:49:22.373Z

André,

thanks for the link. There is a lot of good stuff out there about this type of activity.

On creationism in the classroom, Mother Jones pub...

2011-03-23T17:59:30.301Z

On creationism in the classroom, Mother Jones published an excellent article on that topic. Here's the link:

http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/03/9-bills-creationism-classroom