TankMan
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Secular is a very broad word, and the options in this poll are too limited, so I have to vote for 'other'.
I do not want 'Sharia Law' in Pakistan - it is not practical at all to try and implement it, simply because of the differences of opinion among sects and 'scholars'.
BUT, since Pakistan is a Muslim-majority country, things like alcohol and drugs shouldn't be legalized either, and you'll have to allow religious political parties, mosques, Islamiyat in schools (needs to be regulated). A middle ground, basically.
Many things need changing, but otherwise I am adamant that we can improve the country a lot without making it a 'secular' or ultra-liberal country. The blasphemy law, for example, needs to be replaced with a 'hate-speech' or 'offending public sentiments' law but don't even consider, say, legalizing homosexual marriages. It'll never work, not in Pakistan's current condition - and there's no need to try either.
You need to consider the fact that it's the people and society that needs changing more than the law. Even if the law is made completely secular, the society will remain the same. To change the society's mindset, you need gradual change. Gradual. Not sudden, and not extreme.
If you want to fight 'Islamic' extremism, do that with a moderate approach. Liberal extremism is not the way forward because it, too, is extremism. The issue is not Islam or Liberalism, it's extremism. You can't combat extremism with more extremism.
I do not want 'Sharia Law' in Pakistan - it is not practical at all to try and implement it, simply because of the differences of opinion among sects and 'scholars'.
BUT, since Pakistan is a Muslim-majority country, things like alcohol and drugs shouldn't be legalized either, and you'll have to allow religious political parties, mosques, Islamiyat in schools (needs to be regulated). A middle ground, basically.
Many things need changing, but otherwise I am adamant that we can improve the country a lot without making it a 'secular' or ultra-liberal country. The blasphemy law, for example, needs to be replaced with a 'hate-speech' or 'offending public sentiments' law but don't even consider, say, legalizing homosexual marriages. It'll never work, not in Pakistan's current condition - and there's no need to try either.
You need to consider the fact that it's the people and society that needs changing more than the law. Even if the law is made completely secular, the society will remain the same. To change the society's mindset, you need gradual change. Gradual. Not sudden, and not extreme.
If you want to fight 'Islamic' extremism, do that with a moderate approach. Liberal extremism is not the way forward because it, too, is extremism. The issue is not Islam or Liberalism, it's extremism. You can't combat extremism with more extremism.