DesiPundit

Earlier this week, we linked to Confused’s protest against the new Harvard gym policy. Ali Eteraz presents his argument against the policy, from the perspective of a Muslim. [Hat tip: Mumbaigirl]

He makes the point that “religion opens up to an endless series of interpretations that ultimately just engender divisiveness“. For example,

Even the most conservative reading of classical Sharia reveals that Eunuchs were allowed to wander freely through the harem. In other words, a known homosexual man who has never had sex with a woman and never will, can make a powerful case under Sharia that he cannot be excluded from the gym hours. (Someone should try this just for fun — lets see if Harvard sets up an Islamic law tribunal!). If you really want to play this absurdist Islamic Law game further, then you have to ask about Lesbians…