Muslim convert brutally beaten for consuming alcohol

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TWO young Muslims have been arrested in Australia following an attack on a 31-year-old man who recently converted to the religion of peace.

The victim – identified only as “Christian” – was allegedly lashed with electrical cable by four heavily bearded men who broke into his bedroom in Menton St, Silverwater, about 1am on Sunday.

According to this report, three of the men, in their late teens or early 20s, allegedly held him down on his bed while a fourth, aged between 40 and 50, allegedly lashed him about 40 times over half an hour in what was believed to be a sharia punishment.

The victim told police he recognised the men from his local mosque who were punishing him for having a few drinks with friends.

http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/07/19/muslim-convert-brutally-beaten-for-consuming-alcohol-%E2%80%93-in-australia/

[MADem]

1. Good grief.

Wonder if this 'Christian' fellow is rethinking his decision...

I know plenty of Muslims who enjoy a drink or two on occasion, and even one or two who will take a slice of the forbidden but delicious bacon.

[Deep13]

2. Changing his mind would be apostasy, the punishment for that being death. nt

[MADem]

4. He could always say he was insincere in the first place...

But best bet is to put those bums in jail. That might discourage future actions of that sort.

[Mimosa]

3. They may fear alcoholism

People who come from a culture of abstainers are more likely to become alcoholics. Native Americans and other indigenous people (like aborigines in AU) are notorious alkies.

Not defending beatings! Just wondering why anybody would beat somebody for drinking.

[MADem]

5. When I lived in an Islamic country, my downstairs neighbor was a total drunk.

He used to love him some Johnny Walker. However, he was one of the few that I knew--most could have a few pops and let it go at that. I didn't notice a lot of drunken shenanigans amongst my Muslim friends who had a drink on occasion.

Also, in some places, beer (or even wine) isn't really considered terribly "alcoholic," and is regarded differently than, say, scotch.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. The Sharia in action