| Ah, but Christianity (and by extension Judaism) did/does have laws for society. The eating of pork, the stoning of witches, for example. What has happened with the Christian nations is that they have evolved (in some cases violently - witness the 30 Years War in the 17th century as Protestants struggled to escape the dominion of Catholicism) so that the Church no longer had the power to regulate their lives. What you are suggesting is that these nations take a step backwards, of several hundred years. Unfortunately, Sharia Law also clashes with numerous traditions & laws of the West. Execution of criminals, for example - how do you equate this with the staunch opposition of the death penalty in the EU? How about Freedom of Speech - do you suggest bringing back blasphemy trials, such as in Iran?
The trouble is, is that each mainstream religion was developed over a thousand years ago. These religions place rules upon humanity which may have been valid when we were nothing but goat herders or farmers barely scratching out an existance, but make absolutely no allowance for the vast leaps in technology and knowledge that we have made since.
Also - how do you propose imposing 1 culture upon a world that has literally millions of different cultures?
And as for the Caliphate - that was bloated & corrupt, in the end - witness the ease with which the Western powers held it at bay after the 1600s, and its' eventual slide to defeat & partition in 1918.
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
-George Best, on being asked what he did with his footballing fortunes. |