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In [2] Human Events this morning I take apart one of the many whitewashes of Sharia that are being published these days:

Now that 20 states are considering legislation to outlaw Islamic law (Sharia), Islamic supremacist advocacy groups in the U.S—particularly the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)—have launched an energetic media campaign to whitewash Sharia and gull Americans into believing that it is as benign as a game of dominoes.

To that end, Nezar Hamze, executive director of the South Florida chapter of CAIR, published a piece in the Miami Herald assuring us that Sharia was as American as baseball and fishing—and conveniently leaving out everything about Sharia that makes people believe it is a threat in the first place.

Hamze attributed concern about Islamic law to those who “claim that 'Moozlims' are trying to replace the U.S. Constitution with the Sharia” and are ready to “run out with pitchforks and protest signs.”

“Moozlims.”  “Pitchforks.”  Hamze was semaphoring that the only people who could possibly be concerned about Sharia are ignorant racist yahoos.  This is just a smear tactic, but it works insofar as it warns unreflective and uninformed leftists (i.e., virtually all leftists) not to dare to oppose Sharia:  We wouldn’t want to align with rednecks, now, would we?

Hamze quoted Florida politician Adam Hasner as saying that “today there is an enemy, and that enemy is Sharia-compliant Islam.”  Then Hamze commented:  “This statement is ridiculous.  When I wash before praying, this is Sharia-compliant Islam.  When I offer a greeting to someone, this is Sharia-compliant Islam.  What in the world is Hasner talking about?”

Hamze left out a few details.  [3] When I cut out a woman’s clitoris, this is Sharia-compliant Islam.  [4] When I forbid non-Muslims to practice their faith openly, this is Sharia-compliant Islam.  [5] When I count a non-Muslim’s life as less valuable than a Muslim’s, that is Sharia-compliant Islam.  [6] When I brutally lash a woman, this is Sharia-compliant Islam.  [7] When I smash musicians’ instruments and threaten them, saying they better not play music again or else, this is Sharia-compliant Islam.  [8] When I wage war against and subjugate unbelievers, this is Sharia-compliant Islam....

[9] There is more.