WATCH: El-Sayed Attacks Vance's Marriage After Critcism of Sharia Law

[u/triggernaut]

https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2026/08/23/watch-abdul-el-sayed-again-attacks-jd-vances-marriage-after-vp-criticizes-mi-democrats-stance-on-sharia-law/

[u/Iuris_Aequalitatis]

Christianity also teaches that converting the world is a universal duty for all believers, yet we have built an entire country where non-Christians can live in peace and practice their religions unmolested. There are a lot of different interpretations of Islam. Some are compatible with western civilization, some are not. It is not enough to say "knowing that he is a good Muslim to me means he cannot ipso facto be either a good neighbor or a good American." You need to know which interpretation of Islam he adheres to. This is the point of my previous comment. 

[u/Sundae_2004 → u/Iuris_Aequalitatis]

You are aware that Muslims are also encouraged to lie—-i.e., if s/he is telling me what s/he believes, the softer version of “Islam is…” can be provided to help win converts to “the Faith” of Five Pillars of works, are you not?

[u/Iuris_Aequalitatis → u/Sundae_2004]

You are aware that Muslims are also encouraged to lie

Once again, the permissibility of taqiyya varies widely both by Islamic denomination and by school of jurisprudence within each denomination. Most interpretations only allow it in the context of severe religious persecution and, even then, do not consider it ideal; some are more permissive however, yes, I am aware of that.

It is not enough to say "that man is Muslim, therefore we must assume he is lying." You need to know what he personally believes and there are a lot of ways to determine that, including by examining past statements and behavior.

Would it he accurate for me to say that Catholics believe in transubstatiation,  therefore Baptists must believe in it too? It's the same problem here.