The Baha'i Studies Listserv Note, no Buddhist or Hindu societies are Prohibitionist despite being religiously forbidden.
Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2013, at 15:33, Stephen Kent Gray <skg_z...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > It also listed various countries with legal drinking ages and the side note > illegal for Muslims. > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_drug_use >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 18, 2013, at 15:24, Stephen Kent Gray <skg_z...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >> Here below is a Wikipedia excerpt. >> >> Note Libya, Sudan, Afghanistan, Brunei, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, >> Yemen, etc. are listed as completely illegal alcohol status rather than just >> Saudi Arabia like you imply. >> >> Also note Iran and Pakistan are listed as almost completely illegal. >> >> Also note in Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Maldives, etc. alcohol is legal for >> everyone except the Muslim minority. >> ethanol (ethyl alcohol, commonly referred to as simply alcohol, produced >> through fermentation by yeast in alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer) >> – legal but regulated in most parts of the world, and illegal in several >> Muslim countries such as Pakistan, Libya, Sudan, Iran and Saudi Arabia; not >> consumed by members of some religions. It acts as a GABAA receptor agonist. >> In chemistry,alcohol can refer to more than ethyl alcohol. Methanol (methyl >> alcohol, or wood alcohol) is poisonous. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_drug_use >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Apr 18, 2013, at 15:10, Susan Maneck <sman...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >>>> I think only Indonesia is such a Muslim state. All other Muslim states >>>> impose Islamic law on all people there, regardless of their actual >>>> religious >>>> beliefs. India is another state that has religious law that varies >>>> depending >>>> upon the religion of the person. But for the most, theocratic states and >>>> religious states always impose one religions's laws on all people in their >>>> territory and citizenship regardless of their religious beliefs. >>> >>> Dear Stephen, >>> I'm talking about the way in which Islamic states have operated >>> historically, not how they might operate today. Check, for instance, >>> the way the Ottoman Empire was organized. >>>> >>>> Your alcohol example is actually not the case. Muslim states are completely >>>> Prohibitionist. >>> >>> Wrong. Even wiki knows better than that. See for instance: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_in_Iran >>> >>> Now countries like Saudi Arabia prohibit alcohol to everyone but they >>> are not exactly known for their religious tolerance. But countries >>> like Turkey even produce beer. Alcohol is legal in Iraq as well. >>> >>> In Malaysia Chinese people, Christians, Buddhists, and Hindus are all >>> allowed to drink alcohol. It is illegal only for Muslims. In Indonesia >>> there are night clubs, restaurants, and pubs that serve alcohol. You >>> can even bring a bottle of alcohol with into the country legally. . >>> But in certain rural areas it can get you caned. >>> >>> While you can drink alcohol there on the black market, it is >>>> still technically illegal. To clarify, Muslim states are completely >>>> Prohibitionist regardless of a person's religion. >>> >>> Sorry, Stephen but I have a PhD in Middle East and South East Asia >>> which focuses on religious minorities in the Islamic context, whereas >>> you get all your information from the internet. Which of us do you >>> think knows what they are talking about? >>> >>> Susan >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:skg_z...@yahoo.com >>> Unsubscribe: send a blank email to >>> mailto:leave-697901-1719008.2a3842ae5b2f7d34dd5fdfc724616...@list.jccc.edu >>> Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to >>> ly...@list.jccc.edu >>> Or subscribe: >>> http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st >>> Baha'i Studies is available through the following: >>> Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu >>> Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st >>> News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st >>> Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net >>> New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-698421-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
