Posted on 02/23/2006 2:19:49 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
Testing new tagline.
Thanks Fred.
"I don't know anyone in this country who is asking for sharia law to be imposed and I don't known anyone in this country who has rejected the rule of law.
If I'm not mistaken, hasn't a muslim community in the Detroit area discussed sharia law?
As to them asking for it, that's coming. A little more growth in the muslim community and it'll be the topic of the day.
Wasn't it Canada that just threw out an application for sharia to become accepted for matters of Family Law? The muslim women were NOT in favour IIRC.
Ontario Premier rejects use of Shariah law Last Updated Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:19:21 EDT CBC News
Premier Dalton McGuinty said today Ontario will reject the use of Shariah law and will move to prohibit all religious-based tribunals to settle family disputes such as divorce.
His announcement comes after hundreds of demonstrators around the world this week protested a proposal to let Ontario residents use Islamic law for settling family disputes.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty was reacting to a recommendation, by former NDP attorney general Marion Boyd, to allow Muslims to establish Shariah-based tribunals similar to Jewish and Catholic arbitration bodies
"We will not tolerate the interference of religion in our justice system," said Homa Arjomand, who organized a protest in Toronto that drew hundreds of people Thursday.
The protests were generally peaceful, but on the outskirts of the Toronto demonstration, pro-Shariah activist Mubin Shaikh and his wife, Joanne Sijka, verbally sparred with protesters. Shaikh said the misuse of Shariah doesn't mean it should be excluded from Canadian civil law. "Abuse of the process is not a proof against a process, just as people wrongfully imprisoned is not a proof against Canadian law," Shaikh said.
INDEPTH: Shariah Law: FAQ
In Montreal around 100 people gathered Thursday to protest the tribunals. In Ottawa more than 100 others, mostly women, protested in the rain in front of the parliament building.
And in the western German city of Dusseldorf, about 25 people protested at the Canadian consulate.
"If the Shariah is used in Canada, I also feel threatened here," said protester Nasrin Ramzanali, who said there should be a clear separation of church and state.
A woman argues with Joanne Siska during a protest against Sharia law in Toronto, Sep. 8, 2005. (CP PHOTO/Adrian Wyld)
One thing to keep in mind as well, that at least in this country, if they get a certain critical mass in voting base, they can change certain things as well.
Also, the way that we bend over for these people never ceases to amaze me. About the last thing I ever wanna hear on US soil is a muslim call to worship. I believe they were trying to get that in the Detroit area.
Talk about an infringement on others!
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