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Do such "courts" exist in the USA too?It's about time the UK started trying to get a grip on this matter.
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Now, I think that's good.
I am very much against those Sharia courts, whoever lives in a country has to submit to that country's laws, no exceptions.
Do such "courts" exist in the USA too?
If there is a woman who suffers as a result of a decision by one of these councils a woman is free to go to the British courts.
And that, my friend, is the very reason to not allow Shariah into our countries. I often think, when listening to Muslims who would like to see Shariah implemented in our countries, "Would I want these people running anything?" The answer is usually, "No!" For some reason, Muslims who do not want to see any form of Shariah implemented are not really focused on. Oddly, you would think they should be the first people we should listen to. It's a bit difficult to label a Muslim as being Islamophobic.from the article:
This is very disturbing to me, but not for the reason you're thinking. If Shariah law is being applied properly and is "fair", why would women ever have to appeal to the British (or any other) court? Obviously the Shariah law isn't being applied properly. Until it is (and it's darn near impossible to do so) then it should be limited. It is true that many Muslims have left their homeland to escape the horribly executed form of Shariah law. The Muslims I know here in the US would not allow Shariah law to exist here...for this very reason.
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Now, I think that's good.
I am very much against those Sharia courts, whoever lives in a country has to submit to that country's laws, no exceptions.
We do have religious courts in the US (Just about every religion has some form of it), but the difference is that their rulings carry no legal weight. Participants must agree to be subject to their jurisdiction and to be bound to the decisions, much like civil arbitration and mediation.
Why do you use the word 'difference' when they work the same way?
I wonder too.Why is Sharia even legal in the UK to begin with?
My my we have all types of experts chipping in their two cents, let alone the fact that the vast majority of our esteemed pundits continually refer to Shariah with the redundant modifier "law". That alone speaks volumes about the intellect and honesty of this type of criticism.
Of course idiots who run in circle shouting Shariah are all too common
Understanding Sharia Law