But that 'weak writ' does not stop the State from 'punishing' Ahamdis for violating laws that are themselves a violation of the basic human rights of Ahmadis.
I dont think so there is any discrimination in it. its factual. if you dont believe in finality of the prophet, you dont qualify to be part of the mainstream Islamic understanding...its the right of the majority that their way of life should be saved as much as possible... if tomorrow a group comes up saying we dont believe in God, we dont believe in Prophet but we like the word Islam to use for our rituals that we only perform in punjab, should their usage of word Islam make any sense? when you are not evolving around the centre (mainstream Islamic understanding), and have a spin of your own self created centre, its bound to evolve into something different then the original... and I dont think so those in Karachi that worship Ali as Spirit of Allah or Allah in humanly form in Ali, either qualify to be faithful muslims, yet dil ka hal Allah janta hai...that is why they should have been declared a sect/cult.
are the ahmadis mentioned in the law to be declared non-muslims ? if that is so, it shouldnot have been explicit... and like I said they should have been declared as sect.
You didn't comprehend my previous comment - I don't really given a hoot whether some sect/faith or the other considers me 'Kaafir', provided that such views remain in the personal domain, and are not used to discriminate against me and promote violence against me.
The State of Pakistani openly discriminates against Ahamdis because of their beliefs.
I asked you to put yourself in shoes of a layman, and then sketch how it goes there...
Religious beliefs only 'divide families' when you allow them to - people should not be judged on their faith, but on how they interact with you and others. Despise someone who is a murderer or thief, not someone who practices a different faith.
excellent, wonderful.....but not practical
yet... had it been so simple, we wouldnot even had a single murder on this earth... have you forgotten the lynching of two boys in Sialkot ??? it was the best way to teach a lesson to a Sunni Imam masjid (grand father) for his speeches... by whom ?? just forget it...
I put my self in that 'situation' every day when I engage in debate on these forums, whether on religion, national politics or geo-politics. The response in real life, as on this forum, should be similar - if the other side is unconvinced, agree to disagree and move on. In real life relationships between people cannot and should not be defined merely by disagreements over religious and political issues.
as far as religious matters are concern, I hardly doubt that English speaking class has any great differences, rather nothing but ego on the forum to be victorious !!
Just because the majority in the NA chose to pass laws institutionalizing bigotry and discrimination against a particular community does not make the laws either constitutional or correct.
This kind of discrimination against a minority (Muslims) by a majority (Hindus) was one major reason behind creating Pakistan, and now we have done exactly that which we wished to escape from on another minority community.
like I said they should have been declared a sect, it would have done it. a win win situation...
The State should not be 'declaring' anything when it comes to personal religious beliefs. The job of the State is to provide development, security, justice and equal opportunities to all citizens so that all have a chance to prosper, not just 'some Islamic sects'.
unfortunately or fortunately Islam is deen, and majority's right cannot be overlooked for a minority... as far as keeping a view is concern, surely the stronger the writ of the state, the stronger the law and order situation...
if you want a secular country based division of the world's politica map, then what you will have to do is, get rid of Hadith and Quran... as these are the major sources of Islamic learning... maybe you know this, that is why you turned agnostic something...