Shari'a in the Netherlands

There has been much ado about the statements of Minister of Justice Donner about Shari’a. This is what he said (my translation):

For me it is clear: if two-thirds of the Dutch population should want to introduce the Sharia tomorrow, then the possibility should exist, shoudn’t it? It would be impossible to stop that that under the law. It would be a disgrace to say: ‘That is not allowed!’. The majority counts. That is really the essence of democracy.

Well in essence he is right of course. If two thirds of the Dutch population want to introduce a Christian theocracy, then the possibility should exist because under the current law it is impossible to forbid that. There is no way Donner really would welcome Shari’a: he is too conservative, too Christian for that. So no, he does not think the Dutch should welcome Shari’a as some websites are very eager to point out. So no, he is not ok with that! And stating that:

Piet Hein Donner thinks that there is nothing in Western culture worth fighting for […]

…is just an outright lie.

Nevertheless, his remarks are not very smart. One of the major fears among many native Dutch people is that Muslims will take over, introduce the Shari’a and impose their (supposedly intolerant) views upon others (and a small minority already seems to think that is the case). If he did not realize that or knew that, one might ask him where he has been the last five years.