“…we shall harness for God the energies of love.” Not as long as Islam stands in the way.

The Saudi King’s appointment of a female deputy minister – she’ll be deputy of girl’s education – along with the other shakeups are meant to soften the image of brutal bloody barbarians that the civilized world sees. They are not insensible to the way we view them. And they may be sincere in wanting to tone down the harshness. But it won’t change anything about Islam at its core, which has nothing to do with love, no matter how enthusiastic Beirut gets over Valentine’s Day. Whiskey is 100% correct to say that Islam is incompatible with Western notions of love, whether romantic, familial or divine. And no, Dave, that doesn’t contradict natural law. Individual Muslims have the same capacities as anybody else – as evidenced by Muslims who convert or become atheists – but Islam actively works against any realization of their God-given rights, as we understand them.