Faith vs. evidence

I'm with Millie's mom on this one.

About that Iraqi constitution ....

"I applaud them for taking three more days to try to get as much support from the Sunnis as possible," [US ambassador to Iraq Zalmay] Khalilzad told CNN.  He played down concerns about the draft constitution's declaration that Iraq is an Islamic state and that no laws can go against Islamic tenets.  He said the draft also says that no law can be against the principles of democracy and the charter's bill of rights, which includes freedom of religion and forbids discrimination against women and minorities.

Um, wait just a minute here ........... is it just me, or is there a slight problem with consistency in this statement?  Given that Islamic Shari'a law institutionalizes and mandates discrimination against women, how can the new Iraqi constitution both forbid laws that "go against Islamic tenets" AND, simultaneously, forbid discrimination against women and mandate religious freedom?

I suspect this relies upon a highly Shari'a-influenced definition of the phrases "discrimination against women" and "religious freedom."  Unless, of course, any part of this is lies and spin being told to save face for the administration.

More on Iraq. Well, that is ....

Film at eleven (or whenever else you like).