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There’s an atheist in Scotland who thinks sharia courts are OK. Good for women, too. Not only that, but he or she speaks for the organisation, Atheist Scotland.
A letter from I Stewart, convener of Atheist Scotland, appears in the Scotsman (second letter on the page).
“Like the Kirk [Church],” the letter writer says, referring to a previous letter from someone else, “we support the introduction of sharia courts in Scotland for members of the Muslim community.” Stewart continues:
Why should a male partner be spared public humiliation if he’s a Muslim but not a non-Muslim male partner who would have to appear before magistrates or in the Crown or Sheriff Court? How does it make it a good thing for women if a sharia court is going to rule, as it most likely will, in favour of the man, because women are treated as second or third class by traditional Islam?
Here’s a good reason why sharia courts are a bad idea.
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British atheist says sharia courts are OK
There’s an atheist in Scotland who thinks sharia courts are OK. Good for women, too. Not only that, but he or she speaks for the organisation, Atheist Scotland.
A letter from I Stewart, convener of Atheist Scotland, appears in the Scotsman (second letter on the page).
“Like the Kirk [Church],” the letter writer says, referring to a previous letter from someone else, “we support the introduction of sharia courts in Scotland for members of the Muslim community.” Stewart continues:
In cases of domestic violence or abuse of women, we feel that sharia courts would give Muslim women the opportunity to resolve their disputes without recourse to the criminal law.
By using sharia courts, Muslim women and their partners would not have to appear in open court and risk the public humiliation of a criminal conviction for domestic violence.
A guilty finding in a sharia court for domestic violence would not result in a criminal conviction and therefore would not appear in a Disclosure Scotland police criminal records search, thus avoiding the potentially devastating effects on the job opportunities of the male partner, particularly in sensitive areas.
Why should a male partner be spared public humiliation if he’s a Muslim but not a non-Muslim male partner who would have to appear before magistrates or in the Crown or Sheriff Court? How does it make it a good thing for women if a sharia court is going to rule, as it most likely will, in favour of the man, because women are treated as second or third class by traditional Islam?
Here’s a good reason why sharia courts are a bad idea.
- Faa Lobbies To Keep Sharia Out Of Florida Courts
The Florida Family Association's doing its best to prevent sharia from being considered in local courts: The head of a Florida-based, pro-family organization says he is lobbying the legislature to pass a statute that would keep Sharia law out of Florida...
- Uk Could Embrace Sharia Divorce Proceedings
And why? Seems that according to this article in The Australian, it's because of a landmark ruling in a Jewish divorce proceeding. But there's a difference between how a Judaism-based court and an Islamic one operate: the Jewish rabbinical courts...
- How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sharia?
It’s reported today that there are now 85 sharia courts in Britain. This is 17 times higher than previously accepted, says a Daily Mail story. OK, we know they’re not legally recognised and any judgments have to be ratified. But that, apparently,...
- Britain's House Of Lords Debates Sharia Law
From the Astute Bloggers: HERE. EXCERPT: Peers in the House of Lords have warned that the Government is “disturbingly complacent” about the operation of Islamic Sharia law in the UK.They were not convinced by the Government’s assurance that application...
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