I have no doubt that the path of the Sufi is a bona fide spiritual stream
with roots in Islam that can easily join the Anthroposophical Movement if
it hasn't already done so. But such spiritual paths are heresies, just like
Anthroposophy is a heresy in the eyes of orthodox Christians. Christian
heretics don't get executed for their crimes any more, but Muslim heretics
do. And this is one of the reasons why the vengeful and violent hawks of
the Christian Coalition have been casting admiring and envious glances at
repressive Muslim regimes for years, before they became their sworn enemies
in the aftermath of 9-11.

These Christian fundies especially loved the meting out of justice in
Muslim countries, and they bragged that it was the most effective way to
combat crime. They would like to see life-threatening public flogging for
vandalism introduced in America. As for capital punishment, lethal
injections lack the thrill that goes right to your id, which happens when
you watch a beheading in Saudi Arabia. Besides, beheadings and amputations
don't only have the benefit of reducing crime; great swordmanship is
developed, and it must be a beauty to watch a professional sword-wielder in
action like that. Besides, decapitation is the most humane method of
killing a person because death is instant (which is why the guillotine was
invented by a physician), but it's too messy for American public taste.
It's ok in movies, but not when it's for real live from the prison.
Besides, the prison guards in the West may know how to shoot, but they
probably need some practice with the blade.

The Arabs do it in the public square in the middle of town. (When I say
they "do it," I don't mean they have sex in the public square; on the
contrary, they execute people for having had sex with the wrong persons at
the wrong times.)

Christian fundies love the Muslim regimes for punishing infidelity,
out-of-wedlock pregnancies and other sexual indiscretions, preferably with
death, because Moses suggested a similar approach to law and justice. And
America would get its act straight if only the law of Moses would replace
the Constitution and be enforced by a newborn Christian full of merciless
hell who is willing to clean up the country, even if it entails beheading
his own mother.

Blasphemy is also a capital crime and should be punished accordingly.

Check this out:

http://www.pluto.no/Doogie/Ga/huset/kmv/artikler/basta2a.html

This is a twelve year old interview with Saeed AL Sayaf, Saudi Arabia's
executioner. The text is Norwegian, but the photographs tell the whole
story: A guy is being beheaded for having insulted Allah with some
blasphemous remarks.

Affectionate greetings & sweet dreams,

Tarjei
http://uncletaz.com/