Salaamun alaykum,
Here is a debate review I did after watching DH vs Apostate Ridwan's 4.5 hour livestream debate on the Shariah vs Liberalism as a moral system. Let me know what you think inshaAllah. Also, I wrote up the first part of this in a blog post, more to come inshaAllah: http://themuslimtheist.com/daniel-haqiqatjou-vs-apostate-ridwaan-debate-review-part-1/
Getting Drunk Was Considered a Sin in Medieval Christianity
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
TIL that getting drunk was considered a sin in Medieval Christianity. Alcohol itself was considered permissible, but drinking to the point of inebriation was considered a subset of the deadly sin of gluttony. The full reddit thread on r/askhistorians can be found below, although I’ll quote the relevant parts:
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assalamu alaykum. This is a philosophical question primarily but you may answer it according to your beliefs too. i'm almost thinking out aloud here: I believe -as a Sufi-- that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) had the authority to change Shariah Law as he (saws) saw fit. My question is that do you believe his successors -- whoever you believe they should be -- as his vicegerents -- should also be authorised to have this authority since human society changes constantly and laws which may be suitable for a tribal desert society in the 7th century can't apply to future human societies? To me this makes logical sense and then it follows that his Successors should also be Immaculate (masoom) but one such Successor should always exist in society until the end of the world to guide people. What are your views?