Not everybody who “says” he is Islamic may have the same view of the Lord.
The original linked article noted this;
“The multi-faith support for freedom in Sudan is nothing new. The first and last person sentenced to death for apostasy in Sudan was Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, a Muslim leader of the Republican Party. According to Abd Almoniem, “Taha’s death and the current sentence against Mariem are reminders that no one is safe under this government – neither Muslims or Christians. If the apostasy law remains, others will be oppressed for what they believe, which is why we are all standing together to end this law now.”
Which led me to look up Mahmoud Mohammed Taha. And I found this, linked from a Wiki article on him:
“Al-Ustaz Mahmoud himself had previously been detained together with eight leaders of the group, for one month in 1976-77 without charge for publishing a book criticizing the Wahhabi movement of Saudi Arabia.”
You can read about him here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Mohammed_Taha
But that line about writing a book critical of Wahhabism makes me wonder if not only the unfortunate Mahmoud Muhammad Taha but also the folks mentioned in the Hardwired article in the OP are either Sufis, or at least strongly influenced by them. The ideas they espouse are very common in Sufism, and writing books/pamphlets/articles condemning Wahhabism/Salafism is something Sufis are pretty well known for - much to the chagrin (actually, spittle-flecked rage would be more appropriate) of Wahhabis/Salafists.
I admit I don’t know the intricacies of Sudan’s version of Sharia law, but if it’s like other Wahhabi/Salafist variants of the application of Sharia, then Sufism is automatically considered as apostasy and punishable by death. Which is typical of Salafists - they really don’t like the mystical ideas behind Sufism, or other notions, such as thinking for yourself, religious freedom, or the equality of women.
You know.....all that “dangerous stuff” according to the Wahhabists and Salafists.