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The way I understand it, Muslims are not allowed to drink alcohol, even if they want to - i.e. the government stops certain other people (the Muslims) from drin
by tomp 12y ago
The way I understand it, Muslims are not allowed to drink alcohol, even if they want to - i.e. the government stops certain other people (the Muslims) from drinking it, but not other other people *tourists).
- dragonwriter 12y ago> *tourists). Actually "non-Muslim foreigners". Which isn't just tourists; its something between a quarter and a third of the resident population of Qatar.
- sliverstorm 12y agoOh, interesting. Now, I wonder, is that ethically wrong? I mean, if you chose to identify as Muslim, is someone holding you to the Muslim belief system wrong?
- dragonwriter 12y ago> I mean, if you chose to identify as Muslim, is someone holding you to the Muslim belief system wrong? If I choose to identify as a Christian, is someone else forcibly holding me accountable to their interpretation of proper Christian behavior wrong? Consider, for instance, if that interpretation includes a prohibition (violations of which are punishable by death) on ever renouncing Christianity? [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam#Qatar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam#Qatar