FD says that he never wished to live in a society where he thinks there is no personal freedom..
His claims are:
Islam is portrayed as an universal ideology, wanting to replace Western values and especially the aggresiveness of Judaism with the sharia as universal justice. Not only that, but it should be the ONLY ideology. No personal freedom. Positive to some not so desirable for others.
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Justice
The concept of justice embodied in Sharia is entirely different from that of secular Western law. Muslims believe the Sharia law has been revealed by God. In Islam, the laws that govern human affairs are just one facet of a universal set of laws governing nature itself. Violations of Islamic law are offenses against God and nature, including one's own human nature. Crime in Islam is sin. Whatever crime is committed, whatever punishment is prescribed for that crime in this world, one must ultimately answer to God on the Day of Judgement
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Next to amputations, the homophobe stance of Islamic justice is an objection. And as specified before condoning wife beating. Inequality is a problem for me, between men and women and Muslims and non-believers....etc etc.
FD objects to Islamic principles through which the ultimate goal is to establish and regulate a righteous society. In this sense there is no possibility that a righteous society can be reached, unless it also deals with the fundamental object in that society called "human" and its "nature from creation" that also has the ability to incline towards wrong doing.
So while God deals with civil liberties to establish a society amongst what he creates, he also deals with human nature(behaviour)of what he creates without which we cannot sustain those civil liberties lasting very long time in one society before it start to spread in destruction to others..
Freedom is "the power to choose and determine one's position". As such, man should choose and decide carefully on a course of action which would best benefit himself and others.
Freedom does not mean to satisfy all his instincts. Nor does it mean to give into the pressure of lusts and desires. Behaviour should be guided always by our inane sense of what is right and should not be motivated by our desire for pleasure or immediate gratification.
The freedom that Islam grants is based on commitment and responsibility without which there can be no true freedom. Freedom without restraints leads only to nihilism, the consequence of which is the complete breakdown of the moral and social order.
The irresponsible concept of freedom expounded by existentialism, democracy and modern theories of freedom of expression lead only to corruption and immorality since they are not tied to any concept higher moral values or self control. For Islam, freedom lies in commitment and responsibility. They form an integral part of each other and can in no way be separated. There is no freedom of choice without responsibility; no responsibility without freedom.
http://home.swipnet.se/islam/articles/c ... reedom.htm
So what do you understand from personal freedom FD? Give us thorough explanation and tell us what you defend and why with its consequences included!..
A good argument always has introduction i.e.(we shoud allow homesexuality) and conclusion(good or bad) as always..