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Thousands of Muslims in Britain practicing polygamy, Islamic leaders say
AP ^ | 10/22/4 | SUE LEEMAN

Posted on 10/22/2004 1:05:56 PM PDT by SmithL

LONDON -- Thousands of Muslim men in Britain may have exploited a loophole in British law banning multiple marriages by holding religious marriage ceremonies in mosques, Islamic leaders said.

Muslim men can contract a "nikah," or religious ceremony, in a mosque without going through a civil ceremony, allowing as many as 4,000 men in Britain to have multiple marriages, the leaders said in issuing guidelines warning against the practice.

"We are concerned for the women -- the second wife or subsequent wives usually find they have no rights if the relationship breaks down," Mufti Barkatullah, a judge on Britain's Shariah Council, said Friday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: religionofpiece
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1 posted on 10/22/2004 1:05:57 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

More than one wife? No wonder Moslem men seem hellbent on blowing themselves up.


2 posted on 10/22/2004 1:07:54 PM PDT by Junior (FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
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To: Junior

Not enough camels in Britain?


3 posted on 10/22/2004 1:09:37 PM PDT by SmithL (Vietnam-era Vet: Still fighting Hillary's half-vast left-wing conspiracy)
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To: SmithL

"The English Army had just won the war..."


4 posted on 10/22/2004 1:10:48 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: SmithL

Muslims must think westerners are soft and stupid. Even though they are guests in the west they have no fear about breaking the law and just pretty much going about their business as if they were in Iran or Iraq. They don't even attempt to integrate with the culture or local community.

I think we need to send any Muslims who continue to live as they would in the country they came from, back to the country they come from. Integrate or GET OUT!!!


5 posted on 10/22/2004 1:13:58 PM PDT by monday
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To: SmithL
The Brits need to put Birth Control into the water! This an attempt at a Muslim population explosion.
6 posted on 10/22/2004 1:15:54 PM PDT by elizabetty
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To: SmithL

Who would of guessed this would happen? besides Chesterton and his novel the Flyinng Inn (well sorta, anyway)


7 posted on 10/22/2004 1:18:21 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: MVP)
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To: SmithL

That's one thing the Islamics and Mormans have in common.


8 posted on 10/22/2004 1:20:11 PM PDT by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: monday

And how would this be worse than the English cohabiting without marriage - or making babies when there is not even the intent to live together? I believe at least 40% of the babies in England our born outside of marriage.


9 posted on 10/22/2004 1:30:19 PM PDT by heartwood
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To: heartwood
"And how would this be worse than the English cohabiting without marriage "

The English don't fly jets into buildings, or kill hundreds of school children, or cut the heads off of innocent people.

You really think that bigamy isn't worse than cohabiting without marriage? hmmmmm..... I hope everyone doesn't have your attitude or bigamy may become legal soon.
10 posted on 10/22/2004 1:37:35 PM PDT by monday
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To: lilylangtree
That's one thing the Islamics and Mormans have in common.

Not true.
Here's something they don't have in common: Most Mormons support Bush for President.

11 posted on 10/22/2004 1:39:04 PM PDT by wai-ming
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To: SmithL

Something for the Guardian to spend their time on, instead of poking their noses int anther country's business.


12 posted on 10/22/2004 1:57:48 PM PDT by KwasiOwusu
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To: SmithL
Muslim Jungle Boogie - Soon you'll be your mothers sisters father great grandfather twice removed without ever having had to leave the comfort of your own home. Oh JOY!
13 posted on 10/22/2004 2:03:28 PM PDT by SunnySide
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To: SmithL

Muslims or Idol worshippers?

Many of us to this day do not fall for Prophet Muhammad's lies. He claimed that he knew nothing about religion, yet the Qur'an has lots of copycat material. Many of the writings in it confirm the fact that he was a Jesus wanna be. The fact is that Jesus, not Muhammad, had already preached to us about submitting to God. All Muhammad did, was that, he took context from the bible and changed it around.

Muhammad's biography claims that he was illiterate, bull…how can a statesman and ruler be illiterate? He claims to have known nothing about religion, bull…how the hell would he know whom the angel Gabriel was. For instance, the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Muhammad is a story too much like the appearance of Gabriel to Mary and how Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. There is of course one difference; Mary was pure when God chose her. Muhammad was not.

The truth is that Muhammad, like a snake, went into a cave named Hira' and for three years wrote out a religious business plan. This business plan would make him richer. He knew all the time what he was doing. His plan involved taking advantage of ignorant idol worshippers, to get his business up and running. He went to Hira' to pass long hours in retirement meditating and speculating over all aspects of his religious business plan.

The prophet of Islam, Muhammad, is a real documented and historical figure. He lived in the full light of history and most minute details of his life are known. What the blinded Muslims lacked to notice was that Muhammad was more that just a "prophet", he was also a greedy statesman and ruler.

Take note at how interested Muhammad was with the Pope, this is because the interest was not on the Pope but on the size of the Vatican and the size of Ka'bah. Muhammad being a successful merchant saw that the Vatican was growing in wealth and power, if only he too could find such real estate. A great big temple was all that was missing to complete his religious enterprising venture.

Muhammad saw that the temple of Ka'bah was huge like the Vatican and at the time full of no less than three hundred and sixty idols and a bunch of ignorant idol worshipers. Muhammad like many times throughout the Qur'an decided to act like a Jesus wanna be, Luke 20: verses 45 & 46. So, Muhammad swept clean the Holy Ka'bah from its heathen idols. It was he again who restored the original pilgrimage to its pristine purity, and so the ignorant idol worshipers followed him into a religion we now call Muslim. His business venture had become a reality.

How lucky could Muhammad get, he bought turnkey business. This turnkey business included a temple with idol worshippers who had no problem worshipping a Black Stone, nothing really changed for them and to this day they are still worshipping the idol (The Black Stone). The bottom line, Muhammad became rich like the Pope whom he was so jealous of.

To this day, the Muslims have a working procedure of the Tawaf, it consists of circling around the Ka'bah seven times. Each circle begins by kissing the Black Stone, or by caressing it, which is its normal procedure. Today the world wonders, who are these confused idol worshippers worshipping, God or the Black Stone?

The Muslim people need to open their eyes and realize that the last true prophet was Jesus. Jesus was the Son of God and totally submitted to God. Jesus never owned anything of this earth and Jesus was the only human being on earth that has performed any supernatural miracles.

Muhammad claims that his miracle is the Qur'an. I've got news for the Muslims, after the bible was written, "Any disturbed man can write a book of Prophecy. And that disturbed man will use the Bible as a reference point." The Bible is the greatest book on Earth. It is the word of God that is why the Christians kiss it.

Today I learned of a man named Brian David Mitchell who like Muhammad also wrote a book. Mitchell's book is called The Book of Emmanuel David Isaiah. It is a 27 page of densely packed text, filled with ramblings of a disturbed man. Ramblings that make no sense and like the Qur'an it is hard to interpret. The one thing that will make a difference in the public not falling for Mitchell's book is, that, today we are not as ignorant as the people were back in Muhammad's lifetime.

Note: Brian David Mitchell is the man who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart.


14 posted on 10/22/2004 2:06:51 PM PDT by Sadie789
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To: SmithL; narses; Land of the Irish; Maximilian; Siobhan; Maeve; Pyro7480; MistyCA; NYer; ...
The German Courts have already declared this legal.

Germany Legalises Polygamy

Odds are that liberal judges in other European courts will follow in lockstep. I'm guessing that within three years some state supreme court will declare it legal in the U.S.

15 posted on 10/22/2004 4:47:20 PM PDT by Dajjal ("I wish they had a delete button on LexisNexis." -- John F'n Kerry 6/1/03)
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To: Dajjal

What a joke! Is this what they mean when they say we are going to hell in a handbasket?


16 posted on 10/22/2004 6:39:48 PM PDT by MistyCA (I think if you were to ask Edward's wife, who is fat, she would tell you she is being who she is...)
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