- The U.S. Constitution prevents the government from establishing a religion and giving preference of one religion over another.
- Contemporary Shar'iah law applies only to Muslims, thanks in large part to Western influences.
__________________
Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
|