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Muslims promote Sharia law. Why do Christians not promote their law?

Some Muslim communities run with Sharia law. Other nations with a high Muslim population promote Sharia. It would seem from this phenomenon that Muslim law can be used to run a society as it does so in a few countries.

I know of no country that uses Christian or biblical law and have not heard of any Christian effort to have their law accepted in their nation.

This indicates that either Muslims are more religious than Christians, or Christians know that their laws would never be accepted as the law of the land.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of nations have rejected both sets of religious laws for a more secular approach to law and governance.

Briefly ---

Which of these three sets of laws do you think are superior and why?

Regards
DL

Originally posted by Greatest I am
Muslims promote Sharia law. Why do Christians not promote their law?

Some Muslim communities run with Sharia law. Other nations with a high Muslim population promote Sharia. It would seem from this phenomenon that Muslim law can be used to run a society as it does so in a few countries.

I know of no country that uses Christian or biblical law and have not heard of any Christian effort to have their law accepted in their nation.

This indicates that either Muslims are more religious than Christians, or Christians know that their laws would never be accepted as the law of the land.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of nations have rejected both sets of religious laws for a more secular approach to law and governance.

Briefly ---

Which of these three sets of laws do you think are superior and why?

Regards
DL

Christians used to be that way, a thousand years ago. Religions go through stages. When they are young, they struggle to survive. When they gain power, they use that power to dominate. But when they are old, they learn how to live in peace.

Like laws against abortion, sodomy, and pornography? (Not to mention murder, theft, and perjury.)

Murder, theft and perjury have always been considered morally wrong, probably due to Utilitarianism. I wouldn't consider those three things being illegal a Christian or religious thing.

Originally posted by Tzeentch._
Murder, theft and perjury have always been considered morally wrong, probably due to Utilitarianism. I wouldn't consider those three things being illegal a Christian or religious thing.

They're a pretty central bit of Christian morality, being in the Ten Commandments. The fact that everyone else agrees doesn't change that.

I'm also trying to make that point that we need to be clear about what counters as "religious law" in this discussion. Because if we say "only the crazy bits count" then answer to why they are enforced is "because they're crazy" and that's it.

Originally posted by Greatest I am
Muslims promote Sharia law. Why do Christians not promote their law?
Because Jesus told his followers to **** the laws established in Judaism. Let he who is without sin throw the first stone, the important thing isn't what you put in your mouth but rather what comes out of it, etc.

Originally posted by Astner
Because Jesus told his followers to **** the laws established in Judaism. Let he who is without sin throw the first stone, the important thing isn't what you put in your mouth but rather what comes out of it, etc.

You throw pebbles with you mouth?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
You throw pebbles with you mouth?
This is one of those times it would've been good if you payed attention when your English teacher went through commas.

"paid". peaches

On topic though, religious law is generally a bad idea, imo. Sharia Law is something I hope never gains much traction in the western world.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
They're a pretty central bit of Christian morality, being in the Ten Commandments. The fact that everyone else agrees doesn't change that.

I'm also trying to make that point that we need to be clear about what counters as "religious law" in this discussion. Because if we say "only the crazy bits count" then answer to why they are enforced is "because they're crazy" and that's it. They were immoral before Christianity too. That religion just included the obvious in to its roster of laws. Though... I'm pretty sure there's some Bible passages of Christ promoting killing in his name, so...

Originally posted by Tzeentch._
Murder, theft and perjury have always been considered morally wrong, probably due to Utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism was an invention of the 1800s, and when it was invented it was actually considered a radical and new way of thinking. There's no such thing as utilitarianism is Biblical or Pre-Biblical times.

I think he was retroactively applying the term, in that even before Bentham or Mill defined it, its rudimentary sentiments existed in human mentality. And thus their early laws and codes.

There is no such legal system analogous to Sharia in any form of Christianity.

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Originally posted by Lord Lucien
I think he was retroactively applying the term, in that even before Bentham or Mill defined it, its rudimentary sentiments existed in human mentality. And thus their early laws and codes.

I got yo back, dawg.

Christians do promote their laws. Can you show me where their not?

What are Christian laws? Kinda weird to refer to that as a thing. It's like saying Sharia is a Muslim's law, despite hundreds of millions of Muslims not living under it or abiding by it. It's a Muslim law, but not the whole shibang. So what is the "Christian law"?

Originally posted by Astner
Because Jesus told his followers to **** the laws established in Judaism. That's not my understanding, so I trust there's sarcasm here.

"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished."
-- Matthew 5:17 - 5:18

Needless to say, "all" has still not been accomplished, so all that Law is still relevant.

Originally posted by Mindship
That's not my understanding, so I trust there's sarcasm here.

"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished."
-- Matthew 5:17 - 5:18

Needless to say, "all" has still not been accomplished, so all that Law is still relevant.

I thought it was all done a long time ago.