I'm such a bigot.
I'm so bigoted that I don't agree with any of the beliefs set out in Islamic Sharia law.
- All Sharia Law references below are from The Umdat al-Salik, "A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law”.
My bigotry about Women:
I'm such a bigot that I care about women. I don't think they should be oppressed. I don't think they should be second class citizens. I think women should have equal rights as men.
I'm so bigoted that I think women are treated badly in Islam; they are valued less than a man, their husbands may beat them if they are "disobedient", they must be veiled, they can't go out except witha male escort, all as Sharia demands.
I'm so bigoted that I hate that.
My bigotry about Homoseduality:
I'm such a bigot that I care about gays and the LGBT community. I don't think they should be bashed (as they are right now in Australia). I don't think they should be discriminated against. I think they should be treated just like everyone else.
Goodness me, I'm such a bigot that I even think gays should not be lynched, or thrown off tall buildings, or hanged on cranes in the town square. That's just how much of a bigot I am! Basically, I'm such a bigot I don't hold with all the suppression and oppression of gay people in Islam, as Sharia demands.
My bigotry about Adultery:
I'm such a bigot I don't think adulterers should be killed. Shunned for a while perhaps. But not killed. That's how much of a bigot about that I am. (also mea culpa on this one...).
I don't agree with Islamic Sharia law that "fornicators must be stoned to death", or that "there is no penalty for killing an adulterer". No, I simply do not agree with these or any other of the Sharia laws on adultery, as Sharia demands. Bigot!
My bigotry about Apostasy:
I'm such a bigot that I think if you decide you want to leave a religion, no matter which one, you should be able to do so. I don't think you should be killed if you leave a religion. What a bigot I am. I'm such a bigot that I'm offended by Islam law which requires apostates killed, as Sharia demands.
My bigotry about treatment of non-Muslims:
I'm so bigoted that I believe people should be free to believe whatever they like, or to believe in no God, as I do. I'm such a bigot, I'm an atheist. I recognise many people believe in a god. I'm such a bigot I don't believe, as Muslims do, that non-Muslims must be reviled, distained, shunned or killed. That's how bigoted I am. I don't go along with the Sharia demands on this one.
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We who believe as I do are labelled bigots. I've now made my "self-criticism". You can see just how bigoted I am. Perhaps I can be cured of my bigotry. Which would mean agreeing with Sharia law. It would mean believing that the Muslim immigration invasion into our western countries is an unalloyed good. That it only adds to the wonderful tapestry of diversity.
See if you can believe that. See if you can sign onto the Sharia project, as set out by Islam itself. I've summarised it for easy reference. To save us from our bigotry:
