COPY OF A COMMENT TO ARAB NEWS
The operative word here is via satellite TV, in the name of openness, the proceedings should have been broadcast on national TV.
There are people still who believe that Islam can not be changed and I agree but there are ways to look at Islam in a different light in the light of modern or current environment.
We know Islam talked about brotherhood of mankind, it talked about the similarities in the faith of Muslims and Christians and the Jews, that should be a starting point of education our young people, not the difference or the Superiority of one religion over the others.
It talked about the equality of the Muslims of all colors and races, not that the people from the oil rich nations were to be superior to the people of other nations.
Of course the punishment for zinna is to be stoned by death, or for stealing it would be to cut off the hand, but here again we should emphasize forgiveness and kindness and mercy not vengeance.
We should learn that when we teach our children these rules of "law" we are also teaching them to think in a manner of being non forgiving, these lessons seep in to all other aspect of their lives, to include being severe in raising in their children even and thus increase the instances of child abuse in the least.
Just thinking!
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