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Shariah Law Gaining Strength in UK
Discussion in '2006 Archive' started by LadyEagle, Nov 28, 2006.
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I don't see that this affects anyone other than expat Somalis, private individuals.
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The point is, they are no longer living in Somalia and Sharia Law should not be practiced in countries where islam is not the form of government. Once satan gets a foothold, it soon becomes a stronghold. So, the idea of Sharia law in the West is beginning to spread. First Canada, now the UK. First a foothold, later, a stronghold.
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The Spread throughout Europe of Islamatization:
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More lack of assimilation.
It seems to invariably lead to problems down the line.
There seems to be little to be done by authorities when the injured party won't press charges. I just wonder what will happen when Sharia requires a hand to be cut off a thief or the death penalty is imposed.:confused: -
This is what islam has always done . . .
OOOOOps, we are not supposed to know the truth.
If the terrorists find out that we know, they will blow something up.
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Matt Black Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Some facts (but please don't let that distract you from your fears):-
1. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), such as mediation, has been encouraged by the legal system in England and Wales for over 10 years. It saves vast amounts of court time and taxpayers' money.
2. Assault can be both a civil tort, resulting in compensation for the victim, and a criminal offence resulting in punishment for the perpetrator.
3. Where the victim of an assault fails to make a complaint to the police, the police don't usually prosecute
4. In this case the victim refused to press charges as in #3 and so the police didn't get involved
5. That leaves the civil claim. As per #1, ADR such as mediation is encouraged as a general rule. This is what happened here, resulting in compensation being paid to the victim; the concern seems to be that this mediation had a religious basis.
6. However, Jewish customary law has been used in mediation for decades if not centuries in this country.
7. In addition, the Church of England has had its own courts, officially recognised and sanctioned by the state, for, oh, centuries.
8. So the problem that the Torygraph seems to have with this is that the mediation basis was Islamic and the participants were Muslim. Quelle surprise! -
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Matt Black Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
But the OP referred to a situation in the UK - so the UK's current legal set-up is pertinent; the US' is not
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I looked it up:
One issue that made an episode of Law and Order is the Jewish "get" which must be given by the ex-husband to the ex-wife so she can remarry. Some civil (secular) divorce settlements stipulate it - if not, the woman is at the mercy of her ex.
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And when do these arbitrations and mediations call for stoning or beheading or cutting off hands? Comparing Sharia law with sane arbitrations and mediations is to compare apples and oranges. Trying to sugar coat Sharia law to make it palatable for world consumption doesn't change what it is.
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Matt Black Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Is there a mediation and/or arbitration system set up in a Muslim country? Just one?
As for the UK, there's this book I've been reading on this very topic, Londonistan. -
Matt Black Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Ah, Melanie Phillips (pbuh), the doyenne of the raving right. Think Rush Limbaugh in a skirt. Thanks but no thanks. Nuff said
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When satan gains a foothold, it soon becomes a stronghold.
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Gold Dragon Well-Known Member
It is good to have rational folks like Daisy and Matt explain this scenario. If course, those with irrational fears don't really care for facts.
Ontario debated and rejected this proposal last year but we have had voluntary Jewish and Catholic tribunals for civil disputes since 1991. One concern was women's rights and how "voluntary" may not be really "voluntary" when it comes to women and Islam. In the process of rejecting settling civil disputes using sharia law, our premier seems to have pulled the plug on all religious civil law tribunals.
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