The penalty for leaving Islam is
death
The
penalty for leaving Islam is death. This ‘Law’ has been enforced
for 1400 years. Part of the problem here is that the authority to
execute people is supposed to be used only by a national government.
Two ways that governments kill people: They execute their own
citizens, or the government declares war and the professional army
kills the enemy. Islam as a religion must not be allowed to retain
this ability to terminate people’s lives. Islam implements the
killing of others through the authority that Imams exercise. They can
field their own militias. This is in conflict with the idea of
governmental enforcement of the laws, not to mention government
control of the armed forces. Even when governments enact this penalty
for leaving Islam within the legal system, this reinforces the idea
that once something is Muslim, it cannot revert back to anything
else. This can be (And frequently is) applied to ‘waters’ and
‘occupation’ of land as well. This concept goes well past
national boundaries. As a result, this is an international issue that
modern nations have and should go to war over. In addition, this law
is a major structural problem for Islam.
The
penalty for leaving Islam is death is one of the primary factors in
the reasons why Sunni and Shiite have not been able to resolve their
differences since 690 AD. (Islam was founded in 610 AD) Because the
two sides differ in the line of succession of the leadership of
Islam, (A major, fundamental difference) each side sees the other as
having left Islam. In many of the cases where we hear of ‘sectarian’
violence, this is a major, basic cause. A number of other differences
exist in the interpretation of the Koran. (It is human nature for
people to differ) When any group interprets the law in any way
significantly that is different from others, they see the other side
as having left Islam. Very few disagreements exists with the
interpretation of ‘The penalty for leaving Islam is death.’ This
cannot do anything but assist violent behavior. Historically, when
‘outsiders’ or infidels are involved, Sunni and Shiite will band
together to defeat the common enemy before attempting to deal with
the other, which is more of an internal problem. Execution of people
is the sole responsibility of a modern national government, not a
‘religion’. Once again, Islam is in direct conflict with modern
governance. Imams wield the power of governments when they can
implement this penalty, along with numerous others that Islamic law
requires. People and nations will fight violently to resolve these
types of issues. It is about the only way to resolve them. Submission
is the other. No wonder it results in violence, on both sides.
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