Law 3

It is true. There has been much debate about Shari’a law, and there are many differences to the way it is approached and viewed. As Christians, we hold that our law is from God. He set up rules that are needed. By, God setting up rules to follow he has ultimately shown us how we are to live to be like Him. We will never be perfect as Christ and God are but we must strive to be as close as possible. As Christians we view God’s laws as his way for us to live better lives. God didn’t just set up laws to be oppressive, but to help make life better, whether that is sanitation or for other reasons. God’s law is perfect, the problem with the world is that we aren’t, and never will be. Humans are sinful, depraved souls. Ultimately, Christians use the law that God set up to get to know God better. We can see how God ultimately is and how he wishes we would live.

On the contrary, Shari’a law is totally different. Muslim’s believe that their law was given by their God, Allah, but the issue is that they don’t believe that it can help them get closer to him. They believe that Allah is unknowable and so ultimately there is no true reference to how they must be followed. These rules are more strictly oppressive laws that force people to do what they say without a chance of getting to know or “see” their god. One of the other major problems with Shari’a law is that IT IS oppressive. There is no sense of freedom, whether that is speech, assembly, petition or religion. They MUST follow what the rules say and that is final. Even for a Muslim woman, there is oppression. They are seen as less valuable that a cow. That is contradictory to Christianity. Christianity holds that man and women are created equal and have roles that each are called to perform. There is no value to a woman. That is how Christianity and Islam are different.