21 October 2011

Sharia now the law in Sudan

Sudan is officially declaring sharia to be the law of the land -- and that spells trouble for Christians there.

The government is introducing an entirely Islamic constitution, which means a very strict form of sharia. President Omar Al-Bashir is quoted as saying the new constitution will reflect the fact that 98 percent of the people are Muslim.

"The official religion will be Islam and Islamic law the main source," he stated on October 12. Al-Bashir had voiced similar warnings last December, before the secession of South Sudan. [OneNewsNow.com] Read more