YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SHARIAH LAW!

The Johnnies-come-lately in Hollywood have apparently just recently come to the realization that there is something called Shariah law;  hence, their attention grabbing demonstrations against the Sultan of Brunei and his comfy little hotel in California.

Certainly, attention directed against the ruling family in oil-rich Brunei is fully warranted, for the group of hypocritical  libertines who rule there is known for personally contravening  many of the rigid Islamic strictures prescribed by Shariah Law for the Muslim faithful, while forcing its authoritarianism on the common folk.  But, hey, let's don't stop with the playboy sultan and his Hollywood hostelry!  There are much bigger fish to fry, and many of them have dug deep burrows in the American economy.

Prince Waleed bin-Talal from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for example, is a high-roller of some renown, and his stakes in the United States are worth billions.  Yet, he represents a nation where the Koran is the constitution and Shariah is the code of law.  Maybe Prince Wally is worth a demonstration or two as well.

Having lived under Shariah law in Saudi Arabia for more than six years, I am more than a little familiar with its provisions.  Those of what formerly would have been considered of unorthodox sexual proclivities are officially subject to the death penalty.  Adultery is punishable by death, and apostates under Shariah may also experience the ultimate punishment.  Blaspheming Islam may result in severe lashing, as may indulging in the consumption of alcoholic beverages. For those Americans still believing in the pablum that Islam is just another "religion of peace," I dare them to try to find a church or synagogue functioning in a country with a Shariah-based law code.

Unfortunately, too many Americans have been nurtured with myths about Islam.  And many are so intellectually lazy that most knowledge outside their popular-culture-drenched lives totally escapes them.  Incredibly, too many souls still believe that Ben-Ghazi is a mafioso.

At last count, there were about 9 million Muslims residing in the United States.  I often ask myself how many of those when they first reached the shores of America kissed the ground and shouted,"Thank Allah, we have finally arrived in the land of separation of powers and the First Amendment!"  Not many, I would presume.  No, their numbers indubitably include excessive numbers who dream of a Shariah paradise and who have no appreciation for our Constitution.

When living in Saudi Arabia, I had no idea of asserting my own American values emphasizing freedom of expression and religion.  I tried to be a model expatriate, respecting as best I could the prevailing culture. As a Christian, I worshiped secretly with others so as not to openly offend Islam By the same token, as an American, I expect those coming to my country to honor its founding principles. 

Hopefully, those Hollywood hustlers who have finally discovered something called Shariah will continue to let the word go out that Shariah law is violently opposed to American values!  Don't you think it's about time?

Deo Vindice!

God bless America and Texas!