Judge orders use of Islamic law in Tampa lawsuit

[arz]

Two Florida Republicans, Sen. Alan Hays and Rep. Larry Metz, this month announced legislation to prevent Islamic law, or any foreign legal code, from being applied in state courts.

the fact that this even needs to be discussed is mind boggling

[lebru]

So wait, this was a lawsuit to allow the teaching of the Koran at a mosque? and who had control over that mosque? The article is loosely written, as is common when people refer to "islamic law" i am just confused on what is in question here...

[BREATHER]

Back to my thought. Yeah, maybe it's tough,,, so just don't screw up. Amercia wouldn't be so screwed up if tougher laws were in place, or the ones on the books would be inforced and not "interpreted"...

And the laws need to enforced regardless of socio-economic status...

[Lex_Luthor]

That is F'd up. Separation of church and state should be determined the same, no matter what religion is in question. If it had been a Christian church, the discrimmination knows no end...

[Hoosier]

That is F'd up. Separation of church and state should be determined the same, no matter what religion is in question.

This. Wondering if there isn't more to the story, or why a judge would think it's ok to use Sharia law in the US.

I know lots of Liberals, none of them are OK with Sharia law. They can't even stand the puritan "no alchohol sales on Sunday" laws, at least half of them would learn to shoot a gun if someone told them they had to pray five times a day. The other half would probably make signs and be fodder.

H.

[ghettodub]

I wish that article would have had more facts on the lawsuit, etc...

[SA Friday]

We don't need more laws, shiria law, tougher laws, or envelope middle eastern legal system in any way, period.

This country was founded by people trying to escape at kind of govt abuse. Quite frankly, I think you could take about half the laws in the federal and state systems and toss them out. It would be a good start.

This thread is stupid, and the judges ruling will be overturned immediately upon the appeal starting. Complete no brainer.

[ChunkyMonkey]

This thread is stupid, and the judges ruling will be overturned immediately upon the appeal starting. Complete no brainer.

I agree. Yesterday however, if someone asked me if there was ever an American Judge to allow sharia court in his courtroom in US. I would say heck no, completely no brainer there.

[Hoosier]

I agree. Yesterday however, if someone asked me if there was ever an American Judge to allow sharia court in his courtroom in US. I would say heck no, completely no brainer there.

If two parties willingly submitted to a non-government arbitrator who was using Sharia law, in as much as implementation of it wasn't a violation of state or federal law, then OK. Same for if two Christians were in a dispute in went to a pastor to solve it using Biblical rules. As long as it doesn't involve actually cutting a baby in half or chopping off a hand (Islam) then whatever.

But for a Government paid judge to use any other law-set is serious WTF territory.

H.

[lebru]

I wish that article would have had more facts on the lawsuit, etc...

This. I have no idea what the main purpose of that article is, it just sounds like mindless rable.