RELS 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Islamic Terrorism, Life Insurance
4 Oct 2016
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Isslamic terrorists hate the modern world, in particular muslims that are trying to live in the modern world. Muslims need to restore their faith and modernize societies, in order to end this. Secularist-religion is a personal affair and should be excluded from politics and public life. Conservative- following the traditions and any deviation from there is heresy. Background: when islam came about, christianity was already developed. Developed during time period when the byzantine empire was xn. (before the reformation) Sharia law is established by god (like the torah it is to establish justice) which the. Hadith, the written record of m. pronouncements is the basis for legal jurisprudence and fatwas. No central doctrinal authority no church councils to decide what is heresy and what is orthodox. Egypt: demanded outlaw of alcoholic beverages in the 1970"s. Saudi arabia: life insurance was banned because it"s a form of betting on life.
