Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed sparked controversy on social media Monday night after comparing Sharia law to Christian canon law during an interview with Fox News anchor Jesse Watters."Getting rid of Sharia law is White supremacy?" Watters said to El-Sayed, bringing up past comments from the Michigan candidate opposing a ban on Sharia law and comparing those efforts to white supremacy."Can you explain that one?"Sayed responded by comparing Sharia, Islamic law based on religious texts, to Catholic Church law and governance."Nobody is trying to push Sharia law on anyone else, just like I hope nobody is trying to push Canon law on anybody else, because we live in an America where you should have the freedom of your religion," El-Sayed said.TRUMP INAUGURATION PASTOR SAYS DEARBORN CHRISTIANS 'AFRAID' TO SPEAK OUT IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY CITYMichigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed joined "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Monday.
(Fox News)The comparison sparked pushback on social media from users highlighting the differences between the two viewpoints and traditions."He lies and says no one is trying to push Sharia (they are), and draws a false equivalency to Christian Canon law," Charlie Kirk Show Executive Producer Andrew Kolvet posted on X."Canon law determines how Christian leaders, churches, and Christians should live, but Canon law is limited to affairs of the Church (spiritual penalties).
Canon law grants great autonomy to the state."Kolvet continued, "Sharia law is MUCH more comprehensive, governing all aspects of life, and historically, and according to many contemporary Islamic clerics, dictates the affairs of the state."EL-SAYED'S AGENDA PUTS ‘PERMANENTLY’ CHANGED AMERICA ON THE LINE IN MICHIGAN SENATE RACE, GOP FIREBRAND WARNS"Sharia law is incompatible with Western Civilization," political commentator Carl Jackson posted on X."I’m tired of El-Sayed playing the victim card in attempt to avoid legitimate scrutiny of Islam.""Yeah, ...