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Life Site News ^ | April 16, 2014 | HILARY WHITE

[fwdude]

That’s hogwash. An Imam marrying a 9-year-old in Saudi Arabia would certainly NOT, nor should he ever, be recognized as “married” to her in every other country.

[Petrosius]

But a union between a homosexual couple is not a marriage no matter what any government says.

[SgtHooper]

Full faith and Credit on a global scale. Comin back atcha if this crap is allowed.

[SgtHooper]

Sharia law as well?

[Steve_Seattle]

"That’s hogwash. An Imam marrying a 9-year-old in Saudi Arabia would certainly NOT, nor should he ever, be recognized as “married” to her in every other country."

I am obviously not an expert in international law, but if some Saudi sheik brought his 12-year-old wife to America, I do not think he could be arrested even if that marriage violates American law. And "American law" is not even pertinent, because we do not have a national marriage law. Now, if there is some international law or treaty that bans marriage to a 12-year-old, then the sheik could be arrested. But I probably anger people here even more by referring to "international law."

[Resolute Conservative]

So by your logic we need to be more tolerant of honor killings, slavery, and other atrocities that go on in foreign countries when those miscreants move here and bring it with them (ala Sharia law).

[Steve_Seattle]

"So by your logic we need to be more tolerant of honor killings, slavery, and other atrocities that go on in foreign countries when those miscreants move here and bring it with them (ala Sharia law)."

I was talking about marriage law only, which varies from state to state and country to country; to my knowledge, states and countries do not arrest people who were married in places where different rules apply and who later move to another jurisdiction. And I believe their marriages are considered valid IN THE SENSE that one cannot be prosecuted for them in this country. Nothing in my comments could be taken to justify tolerance of honor killings in the USA or slavery in the USA. As for someone who committed an honor killing elsewhere and then moved to the USA, you would need to consult an expert on international law to determine what - if any - penalties or sanctions could be applied to that person after moving here, or whether that person could be prevented from moving here in the first place. I personally would support keeping such people out of here, as a matter of immigration law; I would consider it a disqualifying act, regardless of its legality elsewhere.