Banning Sharia Law

I don't know if Missouri has or not. I will certainly look into it. I agree with doing this. I have heard that in some schools in California, the Muslim children are allowed to leave class for their prayer times to pray in a room set aside especially for the purpose. The same ACLU that banned prayer by Christian children in public schools supposedly forced this upon the California schools. Like I said, I heard this. Haven't investigated it. Many conservatives have spoken out about the Islamification of our society. Europe is having major problems with just this sort of thing. I agree we should be preemptive. I've also heard news reports of Muslim fathers demanding the courts here return daughters who have run away and claimed they were being abused. And I've heard of suspected honor killings as well.

I can see the justification of banning Sharia law. When you're in a country you have to abide by the laws of that country. If you disagree with a law you should be able to exercise a democratic right and campaign to change those laws (which obvioiusly doesn't mean that whatever law you campaign to change will be changed but you should at least be able to try) but to apply laws that contradict the laws of the country you're in is wrong. If you are a muslim and you want to follow Sharia law then do so, as far as I understand (I'm not American) America is a free country and if someone wants to live by whatever their religion tells them they can do so as long as it doesn't break any existing laws in that country. However, the problem I have is banning the use of international law. There are certain international laws that the USA are bound by and these should continue to be upheld.

It doesn't make sense for us to abide by the laws of another nation on our own soil, which is what Sharia law would be doing. I'm glad Duncan is working on this and I hope and pray that he succeeds. Obama... well, if he didn't like Arizona's illegal immigration law, he surely won't like Oklahoma's freedom from foreign laws law.

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A lot of states are doing this as a "pro active" about the issue. Especially after the UK just let Sharia law into their civil court systems...shocked the heck out of a lot of people and countries when they did that. YOu can imagine. Also they are trying to push back against the world court too. During Bush's years the world court and Texas got into it about a inmate that was being executed. the world court tried to tell Texas what they could do...Texas basically told them where they could stick it. But it did worry a lot that the world court even tried to tell us what to do. I don't have any problem with it and I think all states should have it on the books.

In the first instance, after reading this from outside the US, I did not realise that Americans had Shariah Law anywhere. I thought it is governed federally and state locally via the law developed through the courts and the constitution and the respective legislative authorities. SO where does Shariah Law come - the country is not Muslim so where does even apply? But, in any case - American constitution is a free and demecratic society which preaches freedoms of all religions and practices. Therefore, religous practices must be respected and protected BUT not attempted to forcibly inflict on others. For example, it is out of mere respect for religion that Muslims may attend prayer if the majority of the classmates are Muslim. But Muslim's won't have a right, simply because they live in a non-Islamic country. Following from this, Muslims and non-muslims need to understand the seperation of religious leadership and political. Muslims are ordained that they have a duty to live within the laws of the land in which they reside. The land constitutes a nation governed democraticatically by the will of the majority of the people. Therefore, if the Muslim population is a minority, then Shariah Law is out of the question. And even if in a majority Muslim state, shariah law would on the most part apply to Muslims, and not to non-muslims. But, the way to solve such differences is by not to look for flaws and politicise practices, but rather have mutual affection for each others beliefs and understand why the beliefs are such. No agression or threats should be used by anyone when discussing such topics. And nobody should be offended so easily and introducing prejudice to guide their opposition. Terms like, Islamification should be wiped from the minds of peace lovers. People should refrain from 'them' and 'us' kind of mentality.

This Sharia law has not been considered in Canada. Just today a Muslim Father and Son have been sentenced to 20 years for the honor killing of their daughter and sister who refused to wear the hijab. The girl wanted to dress like her school friends, and refused to give in to her family beliefs. This proves to Muslim Immigrants living in Canada, that there consequences for disobeying Canadian Laws, while living in Canada. If they don't like it, they are more than welcome to go back to Pakistan where they came from!

laglen, Being a non American, I feel that there is some justification in abolishing the Sharia law when there are conflicts to the country's sovereign law especially when it is actually encouraging double standards and most of all confusion to the community and country. Above the extremities of cutting of limbs and stoning for certain crimes and perpetration, I feel that this fight is necessary for issues like unequal treatment of women in inheritance, dress and independence. Issues which conflicts with international and sovereign laws concerning marriage, polygamy and personal conducts where it is actually pushing people into conforming into Arabic ways. No offense to the Muslims here and as the old adage goes: "When you are in Rome (USA) do what the Romans (Americans) do" and NOT what the Kingdom of Arabia does.

There will be rioting in India if our government pass law banning Muslim laws.

We had better start doin something to protect ourselves since our own government will not do their sworn constitutional duty to do so. Duncan is right and every state should move before it's too late, because Britain's almost gone under by allowing sharia law to rear its ugly head. Every single state should do what OK and AZ are doing in each and every area. Obama and henchman Holder will, of course, try to threaten and demean any who do the right thing for the country he hates and has promised to destroy. Remember, these horrid, scummy gangsters represent terrorists, give them our Constitutional rights and take them from us, will not allow us to call them what they are, and the monster usurper has put passionate, avid Muslims in positions of power in the Dept. of Homeland Security. Obviously, the Homeland Obama wants to keep secure is/ are the 57 Arab States to which he has allegiance, not the 50 United States of America of which he knew not the number when he made that reference in another of his inglorious speeches.

I'm glad things are going so well in Oklahoma that this is an issue a legislator has time to think about. Which US courts are basing rulings on Sharia? And what's with the lack of ambition? Why not forbid rulings based on Torah while we're at it? In any event, it's redundant: The Constitution enumerates the law of the land in Article 6, and Sharia isn't there.

well it took many efforts,and many time to make it happen,its in USA but still have to look for others need..for me i think we still can live toghether with diferrent law..