I was curious to understand the theological basis behind why Muslim countries often have a ban on alcohol and other drugs and why Muslims refrain themselves from drinking:

The entity who designed these verses seems to not have been opposed to consuming intoxicants as a whole, as he specified one condition under which people should not consume, clearly suggesting that this condition was one exception (perhaps amongst many, but an exception nonetheless) and thus that intoxicants are not forbidden as a whole. The same goes for the other acts which he imposes conditions upon: he does not say that people can not have sex, or defecate, but that there are conditions to be imposed on these acts.

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Once again, how Muslim women dress has been made into something worthy of public concern. This time, it was Sarkozy:

The problem with the burqa is not a religious problem. It’s a problem of liberty and of the dignity of women. It is not a religious sign, it is a sign of subservience, it is a sign of lowering.

I want to say solemnly, the burka is not welcome in France. We can not accept in our country women trapped behind a fence, cut off from social life, deprived of any identity. This is not the idea that we have of the dignity of women.

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Beautifully said, I must say, but it is all meaningless.

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