As far as marriage, a woman can have only one husband, but a man can have up to four wives. As for worship, a Muslim who leaves the faith is to be killed, and as far as finance, a female heir inherits only half of what a male inherits. These are just a few examples of orthodox Sharia law.
For certain crimes, such as theft, blasphemy, and adultery, traditional interpretations of Islamic law prescribe punishments that are considered draconian compared to those in most modern legal systems. Among them are the hudud punishments, which include stoning, lashing, and amputation.
women are property of the man. the man can beat and maim her and nothing is done. i've seen pictures of the "melted" faces of wives who the husbands threw acid on.
No and we want to keep it that way. There should not be two sets of rules for two sets of people. For example in India, there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of different religions. There are separate codes of law for Muslims, Christians, and Hindus that deal with divorce, inheritance, and other civil matters. You may think this is fair, but it is very antithetical to western viewpoints to impose separate sets of laws on people living in the same country.
We don't have separate laws for separate people. That's the issue.
Nowhere in the US is it legal to do any of the things that's been mentioned here.
It's like people hear the word "law" in Sharia law, and they think it's actually legally accepted or required here. It's not.
It's like saying "Jewish law" or "Christian law". It's just some standard cultural practices that people of a given religion generally live by. And it's not a universal belief. All Christians don't believe the same thing, do they? It also doesn't mean people won't expect to follow the laws of the land they live in. It just means they have to decide if their religious beliefs outrank their freedom and/or life.
For an example, there have been Christians who have shot and killed abortion doctors because they think it went against God. Did they expect to get a free pass because it was a religious killing?
In the UK they are not supposed to have separate laws for separate people either. But there are Sharia extrajudicial courts. The UK is unsure of how many exist within their country. They believe that there may be 85 such councils operating independently from the legal system. Muslims will go to these councils to settle familial disputes rather than the UK court system. Naturally, those of us across the pond are concerned about this sort of thing happening over here. Today the UK's Muslim population makes up 6% of their total population, but these courts started forming the the 80's when it was under 1%.
If Muslims want Sharia law as their governing authority, we Americans do not want them in this country. It is antithetical to our constitution and everything that makes us American.
As far as marriage, a woman can have only one husband, but a man can have up to four wives. As for worship, a Muslim who leaves the faith is to be killed, and as far as finance, a female heir inherits only half of what a male inherits. These are just a few examples of orthodox Sharia law.
For certain crimes, such as theft, blasphemy, and adultery, traditional interpretations of Islamic law prescribe punishments that are considered draconian compared to those in most modern legal systems. Among them are the hudud punishments, which include stoning, lashing, and amputation.
women are property of the man. the man can beat and maim her and nothing is done. i've seen pictures of the "melted" faces of wives who the husbands threw acid on.
what more do you want from me??
Ok, where is any of that legal in the US?
No and we want to keep it that way. There should not be two sets of rules for two sets of people. For example in India, there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of different religions. There are separate codes of law for Muslims, Christians, and Hindus that deal with divorce, inheritance, and other civil matters. You may think this is fair, but it is very antithetical to western viewpoints to impose separate sets of laws on people living in the same country.
We don't have separate laws for separate people. That's the issue.
Nowhere in the US is it legal to do any of the things that's been mentioned here.
It's like people hear the word "law" in Sharia law, and they think it's actually legally accepted or required here. It's not.
It's like saying "Jewish law" or "Christian law". It's just some standard cultural practices that people of a given religion generally live by. And it's not a universal belief. All Christians don't believe the same thing, do they? It also doesn't mean people won't expect to follow the laws of the land they live in. It just means they have to decide if their religious beliefs outrank their freedom and/or life.
For an example, there have been Christians who have shot and killed abortion doctors because they think it went against God. Did they expect to get a free pass because it was a religious killing?
In the UK they are not supposed to have separate laws for separate people either. But there are Sharia extrajudicial courts. The UK is unsure of how many exist within their country. They believe that there may be 85 such councils operating independently from the legal system. Muslims will go to these councils to settle familial disputes rather than the UK court system. Naturally, those of us across the pond are concerned about this sort of thing happening over here. Today the UK's Muslim population makes up 6% of their total population, but these courts started forming the the 80's when it was under 1%.
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/parallel-law-the-rise-of-sharia-councils-in-the-uk/
If Muslims want Sharia law as their governing authority, we Americans do not want them in this country. It is antithetical to our constitution and everything that makes us American.