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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
The bottom line, as far as the protesters are concerned, is you either respect their right to freedom of speech or you don't.
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Works both ways. People are allowed to criticise Islam too.
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It is done by non - muslim organisations looking to make money from muslims. Nothing wrong in that, but lets paint a balanced picture over some things huh.
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True, but without excusing it, it can be understood. Change scares people. It doesn't matter what's changing, people like consistency, routine. Some of the older generations saw the colour of Britain change bit by bit. Now they are starting to accept that we have the issue of Sharia law coming in. It doesn't matter how or why its coming in, but people hear the word Sharia and all they can think about is:
1. Women being stoned for adultery.
2. Burqas.
3. All the hallmarks of the Taliban like music and sport being banned.
4. The right to beat women.
5. Apostasy, heresy & critism or Islam being capital offences.
No wonder people are nervous. They see today Sharia law is being practised (in whatever form or reason). They hear the (sometimes violent) support for Sharia law, and no wonder they are scared s***less.
Its up to moderate, decent Muslims to counter the more vocal, extremist voice, which is currently fuelling public perception and opinion. Its not right, but at the end of the day, we all have to live together in peace.