Pros And Cons Of Sharia Law

Western democracy is seen as the most acceptable way to live, and according to the major leaders of the world, it should be the only way we live. That is a problem, due to the fact that some places in the world are run differently than others. The Sharia law is frowned upon by most societies, and it brings up the question of whether these two types of controls can really coexist with one another in one country. The answer, presumably, is no.
The laws and legal systems between these two types of controls are contradicting, so if the governments were to assume that Sharia Law can exist within a western democracy, it would surely result in utter chaos and distress from both parties. Examples of these include the western democracies separation …show more content…
Theft, in the Sharia law, is punishable by amputation of the hand, whilst in Western Democracy, it is resolved with a fine, or even in the worst cases, jail time. (“Sharia Law”) It seems actually ludicrous to the people of the western democracy that a punishment to that extent would exist to accompany such a miniscule crime. In some democracies, the government had made changes to the Sharia Law in order to fit the needs of their citizens, which is entirely possible. But due to the harsher tensions and rising fears of the Middle East and their culture, people are no longer going to accept any of these rules in fear that their country is going to change for the worst. In the United States, the Sharia Law interferes with the first amendment on the bill of rights. This amendment prohibits the law from disrespecting any religion, and it gives people the freedom to worship and praise whomever they want. (“U.S. Constitutional Amendments”) In Sharia Law, however, disrespecting or even speaking out against the Quran, Muhammad, or Allah in anyway will result in