This is how it started in the United Kingdom.
When Sharia courts were instituted there,
Muslim and non-Muslim officials alike all assured the British public and the
world that they would be voluntary, restricted to matters involving
non-criminal matters, and subject to the British courts.
Any areas in which British law and Sharia
law conflicted would be referred not to the Sharia courts, but to the British
courts.
That is not how it
worked out. The Telegraph
reported in August 2011 that “there are growing concerns” that the Sharia
courts “are creating a parallel legal system — and one that is developing
completely unchecked.” The Independent
stated in April 2012 “some Sharia law bodies have been misrepresented by the
media as being transparent, voluntary and operating in accordance with human
rights and equality legislation. This is not the case. Many Sharia law bodies
rule on a range of disputes from domestic violence to child residence all of
which should be dealt with by UK courts of law.” Instead, “they operate
within a misogynist and patriarchal framework which is incompatible with UK legislation.”
WAKE UP PEOPLE; Call
your Congressman and Senators.
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