[Buddha-l] more signs of mappo

[Piya Tan]

The shariah (or sharia) applies only to Muslims (hope Williams knows that).
In Malaysia,
there is this twin system: both shariah and secular (from the British
system). Let's say
if a Buddhist girls sleeps with a married Muslim guy, the latter is punished
but not the
former.

If Hudud is introduced (the majority has opposed although the radical
Islamist PAS party is trying to introduce it), then they can chop off hands
and legs of those they consider
as wrong-doers.

Islamic banking on other hand is more compassionate than the western style
we have.
You don't spend the rest of your life feeding the bank for a loan you took
(like what I've
done on my house).

Assalammualaikum wa rahmat buddha wahi barakatu
(Peace be upon you and the blessings of the Buddha's goodness, more or less)

Imam Piya

(When I was a monk in Malaysia, they local Muslims actually called me an
"imam,"
for that's the closest word they could think of. But that was over 20 years
ago.)


On Feb 8, 2008 2:07 PM, Dan Lusthaus <vasubandhu at earthlink.net> wrote:

> > Uproar as archbishop says sharia law inevitable in UK
> > Williams argues official status for Islamic law could aid social
> cohesion
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,2254592,00.html
> >
> > Whaaaaaaaat? ??
> >
> > Joanna
>
> Someone who spells his name the same way I do predicted this sort of
> development some while back on this list -- only to be met by smug jeers
> from everybody who knew better.
>
> Buddhist content? Sharia and Bamiyan.
>
> Dan
>
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