Jay Parini Quotes

To Western eyes and ears, Sharia law seems devoid of respect for differences of opinion or complex moral thinking. Certainly the American idea of separation between church and state is lost in Sharia-style governance.

Jay Parini

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• American
• Law
• Respect
• Lost
• Eyes
• Church
• Style
• Opinion
• Moral

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• To Western eyes and ears, Sharia law seems devoid of respect for differences of opinion or complex moral thinking. Certainly the American idea of separation between church and state is lost in Sharia-style governance.

  

  Jay Parini
  • Thinking
  • American
  • Law