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Is sharia law part of the core of Islam?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by AroundTheWorld, Feb 20, 2015.

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Is sharia law part of the core of Islam?

  1. I am a Muslim and I consider sharia law part of the core of Islam

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  2. I am a Muslim and I do NOT consider sharia law part of the core of Islam

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  3. I am not a Muslim. I consider sharia law to be part of the core of Islam.

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  4. I am not a Muslim and I do not consider sharia law to be part of the core of Islam.

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  1. AroundTheWorld

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    I noticed that hardly any Muslims responded to the poll. I must assume that that is for tactical reasons. My assumption would be that most of those who did not respond do think that sharia law is an indispensable part of the core of Islam, but prefer not to reveal their stance on this forum.
     
  2. HamJam

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    That sounds super paranoid man. You do realize that the Muslim population in the U.S. is only around .8% (i.e., less than one percent). So far Muslims make up more than 8% of your poll (10 times more than their percentage of the general population).

    I think you need to stop making assumptions that support your anti-muslim narrative and try to focus more on facts.

    And don't start flinging the muslim apologist label at me -- I'm not. I just find a conversation based on facts is more interested than one based on assumptions.
     
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    I can speak for them as I know a large portion of the Muslim community in the greater Houston area. No, majority of them don't think Sharia Law is a necessity, and the few who do, have a drastically different interpretation of Sharia Law than what groups such as ISIS have.
     
  4. AroundTheWorld

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    They usually make up significantly more than 8 % of posts in my threads ;).

    Thanks for the info. Admittedly, I was trying to provoke a reaction with my last post.

    As you know, the Pew polls in the Middle East paint a dramatically different picture from what you are reporting from the greater Houston area.
     
  5. Nook

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    I have spent a great amount of time living in the USA and in Europe and there is a huge difference in Muslims and the Muslim community in the USA. I have known a number of Muslims by birth in the USA that no longer practice the faith or only do it in a nominal fashion. It isn't really unusual for Muslims in the USA to marry Christians. I have known some Muslims from college that believed in Sharia Law (almost all men) but they were literally a handful.

    I suspect that the response concerning Sharia Law would be different in Europe and in the Middle East and Asia.
     

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