Is There A Link Between Modern Art & Sharia Law

Is all conceptual art rooted in cowardice?
Friday, November 30, 2007 at 01:03 PM
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The story of the fake bomb at the Royal Ontario Museum has got me to thinking about modern or conceptual art.

Not surprisingly, my conclusion is that it is without redeeming value, but I'm going to try and go a bit deeper than that.

And in particular, I'm going to avoid simply calling Thorarinn Ingi Jonsson an idiot. Plenty of people are doing that already.

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The fraud that is Sharia law
Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 12:42 PM
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Some Islamic scholars hold to the idea that there is no need for democracy. In an Islamic state, the law is the Sharia, handed down by Allah through the Prophet Mohammed. A democratic government is a means to developing laws by gathering input from the citizenry. But there is no need to consider the opinions of the citizens, since the body of laws is divine, perfect, and complete.

Interesting theory.

And complete nonsense. Not that I don't believe that the Sharia is a good basis for law. I don't but that's not my point. My point is that in countries that have adopted Sharia law, the rule of the mob is worse than in democracies.

Case in point: Sudan versus Gillian Gibbons in the case of the Teddy Bear Insult.

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