Comments by "JLH" (@Kyarrix) on "London's Holy Turf War" video.

@yusufdunphy5402 There's no compulsion, you say? Sharia law is all about compulsion. There are hundreds of videos from various countries where Sharia law is imposed. They send out patrols to enforce it. People are arrested and caned for the "offense" of wearing western clothing, or gambling or kissing someone. That is the definition of compulsion. People are forced to do something against their will under threat of death. I'm sorry, but that is Islam. I've heard a lot from Muslims about how Islam is a religion of peace. It's religion of peace for those who adhere to it and follow its rules. It isn't a religion of peace if you choose to live your life differently or if you belong to a different religion. I am pretty far to the left politically but I would not want to have large number of people who follow the Islamic faith in my area. You might also say that not everyone does what the people in this video are doing. Not every person who follows Islam seeks to overthrow the laws of the country they are living in and replace them with Sharia law. If you say that you're probably right. It probably isn't everyone. but the majority believe that imposing Sharia law is acceptable. They believe that having patrols enforce a religion's law under threat of physical punishment or death is acceptable because they believe that this is what God wants. As soon as you start talking about what you believe God wants it gives you carte blanche to do anything you want to do as long as it follows from your holy book. What happens then when what your holy books conflicts with what someone else's holy book says? Who decides which holy book gets the final word, who decides which is true? I can remind you of what happens in that situation, war. People die. People are tortured, women are raped, the worst crimes are done in the name of religion. I believe in freedom of religion up until the point where that religion would impose a punishment on anyone, whether they follow the religion or whether they are outside of it, for failure to do something the religion says you should do.
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