[West Ender]

Sharia Law is fine as long as it's confined to Islamic matters amongst Muslims and operates within the Law of the Land. Where I forsee problems is with the idiots who are so desparate to appear anti-discriminating and pro-anybody from a different culture. These are the people who scream that words like "Christmas" and "Easter" should never be heard, lest they offend non-Christians, and will make much noise about Sharia in what they deludedly imagine to be a "positive" way.

That makes me very angry - consider - Britain has had Jewish communities for a couple of centuries. Who, in the past, ever advocated playing down Christmas in case it offended a Jew? Those PC fools are playing into the hands of the Extremists and helping to create a huge religious division. Rabbinical Law, the Beth Din (court), has already been mentioned in this thread. Hands up who had ever, really, heard of it? Not many, I would think, because it operates quietly to resolve Jewish issues and doesn't impinge on the British Courts and the Politically Correct faction don't think Jews count. To be honest, they don't count because, from day 1, while maintaining their religious and racial identity, they integrated; probably out of necessity in order to thrive but it has worked very well.

No, I'm not against Sharia Law, in its rightful place, but we must be very wary of the smug, "look-at-me-I'm-not-a-racist" faction who may well make it into an Issue. They are the ones who help to maintain bad feeling and mistrust.