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.
Know all those people who pitch a fit over separation of church and state?
The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment is what will prevent US law to give special treatment to any religion. Including Islam.
You know Sharia Law also involves things like how much they have to tithe to the needy, and dietary restrictions. Are those to be made illegal as well? So maybe think about that when arguing with them.
A big issue here is that people have no idea what Sharia Law really is.
I'm giving you an example of a first world country that does not have a legal code to support 2 separate law systems and yet it still exists. Muslims just go to these courts instead of going through the UK legal system. I'm sure you can only imagine the exploitation of women going on in these Muslim courts. Do you think if the UK banned Sharia Law, these underground courts would still exist? America understandably does not want to make the same mistake the UK has made by not addressing this issue before it starts becoming one. If it happened there, why is it so unreasonable to think it could happen here?
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.
Here's something else to think about:
Know all those people who pitch a fit over separation of church and state?
The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment is what will prevent US law to give special treatment to any religion. Including Islam.
You know Sharia Law also involves things like how much they have to tithe to the needy, and dietary restrictions. Are those to be made illegal as well? So maybe think about that when arguing with them.
A big issue here is that people have no idea what Sharia Law really is.
Yeah, other countries do things differently.
It doesn't mean we have to do it, too.
My question is how is making new laws to ban things that are already illegal going to accomplish anything?
I'm giving you an example of a first world country that does not have a legal code to support 2 separate law systems and yet it still exists. Muslims just go to these courts instead of going through the UK legal system. I'm sure you can only imagine the exploitation of women going on in these Muslim courts. Do you think if the UK banned Sharia Law, these underground courts would still exist? America understandably does not want to make the same mistake the UK has made by not addressing this issue before it starts becoming one. If it happened there, why is it so unreasonable to think it could happen here?