‘Islam’ Archive

The Place of Sharia Law in a Free Society 01/03/2011 No Comments

There has been some controversy recently, because the Archbishop of Canterbury, no less, suggested that sharia law could in some ways be incorporated into the British law code.  This suggestion created a certain amount of outrage; and in the last election the state of Oklahoma, not a state with a large number of Muslims, passed [...]

Filed under Islam, Political Opining, Theological Opining

The Surprising Fruit of 9/11 09/11/2009 2 Comments

Today is the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York City. In the US, the event seemed to me to have an effect on the results of the 2004 election, but by the time of the 2008 election the impact had faded. And yet I would contend the long-term impact of the 9/11 [...]

Filed under Cultural Observations, Family Values, Islam, Political Opining