Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tweet of the day
Matt Yglesias, a respected blogger and writer for Slate, offered this "tweet" yesterday:
Newfound GOP enthusiasm for religious exemptions from generally applicable laws seems dangerously close to sharia.
Judging from his past writing, my guess is that this was a tongue-in-cheek jab at GOP candidates' disturbing tendency to use the "Sharia" label as a punching bag on the campaign trail. I fear, though, that it is a harbinger of sincere arguments to come, as reasonable, right-thinking folks are asked to line up in either the Enlightenment camp or the Theocracy camp. Nuance may be in short supply.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2012/02/tweet-of-the-day.html
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While googling various topics having to do with the "contraceptive mandate," I discovered to my surprise that Islam opposes insurance. It is a huge topic that I can't begin to summarize, but here is a link:
http://www.islamic-banking.com/takaful_insurance.aspx
Catholics are protesting a requirement to include certain drugs and procedures in insurance coverage, but Muslims consider insurance *itself* immoral. However, based on what I have read, they are allowed some flexibility if they live in a society like the United States where, for example, insurance is required to drive a car.