Sunni Man believes in and the purpose of sharia law.
He would impose it on all Americans if he could do so.
I hope he does not support military activities against America, but his interests are not American.
Dear JakeStarkey and IrishRam:
http://www.usmessageboard.com/law-a...-a-sharia-compliant-state-62.html#post3921858
From my previous msg to Sunni on this issue, he seemed to accept explanation in terms of Constitutional laws and principles. He even gave a "thanks" to this msg from 07-2011 above.
However, from his replies here, he does not seem to respond to any concept that Islam includes Christianity or Christian scriptures as equally part of the teachings of Mohammad.
He even commented that the thread had gotten "off topic" so he clearly separates this in his mind as not having to do with his statements about Islam or Muslims against terrorism.
Thus, it seems clear that his practice of Islam is UNDER the free exercise of religion under Constitutional law, where he is free NOT to see or enforce any connection with Christianity.
This is not the same as those who practice Islam directly under God and hold other religions equally sacred.
So I apologize for wasting time and words here, trying to speak to Sunni as if these other sacred laws mean anything to him, because clearly they do not speak to him.
He is basically like other gentiles under Constitutional laws, and then under free exercise of religion he relates to Islam and cites that as his way of expressing his beliefs. He basically picks and chooses what represents his views, but leaves out the other parts such as the Bible, Jesus and Christianity that he considers "someone else's" religion and not his.
Since the Constitution does not require citizens to respect or enforce each other's beliefs,
but only restricts the government and public institutions against discrimination by religion,
Sunni uses Constitutional freedom to avoid any responsibility for Christian laws or neighbors that other denominations of Islam teach are equally part of the teachings of Mohammad.
Since he seems to accept explanations given by Constitutional laws, we'd have better success addressing him using that only, and not things he obviously does not respond to.
He basically depends on the graces of Government to protect his religious freedom, so he can pick and choose the part that he wants to enforce and ignore other parts of Mohammad's teachings; he is not invoking any "direct" relationship with God that would call for him to embrace laws himself as Christians do who embody the law by conscience so we share equal responsibility for the laws. He gives that responsibility to others, and walks away.
He seems content to put the blame on others, and does not see this as a mutual opportunity or responsibility to change. He leaves that to others, as the gentiles who do not claim equal responsibility for the laws as Christians do who take them to heart by conscience.
I run into the same thing with many other Muslim friends, and also Jehovah's Witnesses, who do not recognize a "divine connection" through Christ, so we mainly connect using Constitutional and natural laws and are able to communicage and agree that way!
Then, when he says sure, "we can be friends", you won't be fooled either.
