Always suspected that those who were virulently anti-Muslim had sharia envy. That they wanted the power to compel compliance, like the Taliban: lots of guns, freedom to use them, domination of females, absence of women and non-believers in public life. The ultimate anti-DEI.
I always loved teaching Islam in my World Religions classes. So much rich, complicated tradition that no one in the West knows about. Thanks for this series.
Always suspected that those who were virulently anti-Muslim had sharia envy. That they wanted the power to compel compliance, like the Taliban: lots of guns, freedom to use them, domination of females, absence of women and non-believers in public life. The ultimate anti-DEI.
And if you change a few words in your comment, you describe Christian Nationalism and Project 2025. It is their version of sharia law.
I always loved teaching Islam in my World Religions classes. So much rich, complicated tradition that no one in the West knows about. Thanks for this series.
Once again VMB you made me laugh so hard…
This is so vital. One speaks, the other practices. End of conversation.
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Very astute observations!
You’re sharp and there’s truth in what you’re poking at. Public piety can look thin next to disciplined devotion.
Be careful. When faith becomes a competition, everybody loses the plot.
If obedience is real, it won’t need another religion as a measuring stick.
Very interesting!
I would love to share this where Christian Nationalists would find it, but I don't really hang out in those places. Not on purpose anyway.