Oklahoma votes to end long honored tradition of using Sharia Law

[Alicia Leonard]

The link that was posted is an opinion piece and the judge did not rule in favor of the husband. He ruled against giving the ex-wife a restraining order, which a higher court overturned and granted her. This was not about the rape or non-consensual sex case, nor was the actual rape case based or ruled on ones religious beliefs that I can find.

 

[scooterbug44]

The level of partial and non-truth in today's media is really starting to piss me off.

Yet another discriminatory kerfuffle and a waste of taxpayer money because reporting the ACTUAL story is apparently too much trouble (or does not get ratings).

I disagree with the judge's anthropological analysis (as did the appellate court), but I find no danger of Sharia Law being adopted - especially since the ex-husband still faces charges for what he did during their marriage.

 

[Will B]

You have to look further than the US. I'm not going to post any links as I don't want to add to the thread. Go google "honor killings England London Sharia law" and get an eyeful of the issues that Europe is dealing with. This is the issue that they are trying to nip in the bud.

 

[Matt J]

The level of partial and non-truth in today's media is really starting to piss me off.

Yet another discriminatory kerfuffle and a waste of taxpayer money because reporting the ACTUAL story is apparently too much trouble (or does not get ratings).

I disagree with the judge's anthropological analysis (as did the appellate court), but I find no danger of Sharia Law being adopted - especially since the ex-husband still faces charges for what he did during their marriage.

I agree, since the article doesn't mention children then he should have been nice and liberal with the restraining order. Whenever I hear about someone's restraining order being denied it drives me nuts. It's like the judge saying that he can gauge your level of fear and you don't have enough to warrant any kind of protection.

While I understand that in some cases restraining orders are obtained fraudulently for harassment I feel like it's better to be safe than sorry.

 

[scooterbug44]

I understand, but if it is illegal in the US, it is illegal in the US.

Unless we change or repeal OUR laws or decide to change how we enforce the law, it is a non-issue.

Most of Sharia Law is very similar to laws based on the Bible - so keep ALL religious arguments out and we'll be just fine.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Then we should really banish Jewish law, Amish law and any other religious law in the bud...since none of them trump Federal and State statues. I am totally against the rape, murder or abuse of anyone, but this is being made into something that it was not and we are entering a slippery slope since most all of our laws are based on religious tenets, IMHO.

 

[Will B]

... but I find no danger of Sharia Law being adopted - especially since the ex-husband still faces charges for what he did during their marriage.

See? There's the rub. Are you saying it's OK for Muslims to live within the US using their own set of laws and not US laws because you can't have both. It's either our laws or theirs, and I'm betting there aren't a lot of people who get a warm tingly from the thought of Sharia Law.

 

[scooterbug44]

No, I am saying that the laws of the US apply to everyone equally - with no exceptions made for religion UNLESS EXCEPTIONS ARE WRITTEN INTO THE LAWS.

The judge looked as someone's cultural context to assess their future actions, he did not say their culture excused their actions, made them blameless, or trumped US law.

 

[Will B]

Thank you for clarifying. I think hell has a better chance of freezing over before people start agreeing to adopting US law to accommodate Sharia laws.

 

[scooterbug44]

Thank you for clarifying. I think hell has a better chance of freezing over before people start agreeing to adopting US law to accommodate Sharia laws.

I agree - especially due to current prejudice and the fact the women vote.

However, I would like to see the same level of outrage when US laws and medical decisions are made for me based on OTHER religion's laws - something currently happening.