So where does Sharia law stand on honour killings and enforced marriages?
If people don't like the laws of this land no-one is forcing them to stay here. I wouldn't dream of emmigrating and then expecting the laws of the country I chose to live in to be changed to accommodate me.
shaker its sod all to do with the "gutter rag"tabloid, it was the archbishop himself, unless i saw a reporter in fancy dress, theres nothing wrong with religious tolerance, this is about the law of the land.
Cashman, I was making the point that Sharia Law has become an enigma within the British media - I was not disputing the authenticity of what the Archbishop said, or the story that reported it.
Sharia law is blamed for all sorts of things within the media, but details are rarely given as to what part of Sharia law or what interpretation leads a person to commit an act. This paraphrasing (extreme understatement but I'm tired) leads to misunderstanding and people end up believing that the entire structure of it is set up to abuse women and dispose of civil rights.
Willow, it's very easy to say that you would not wish to impose the laws of your religion upon another state should you emigrate to it.
However allow me to make an example. Take a quick look at the case of Sayed Pervez Kambaksh in Afghanistan if you are not already aware of the issue. Sharia law - which is independent of state as it is Islamic - is directly affecting
state decisions there.
Now take into account the Roman Catholic stance on contraception despite AIDs epidemics in Africa where millions of it's followers are.
That religious body sees fit to judge how people live all over the world, and a few centuries ago
would have demanded their way in the state law and took action upon their views.
Why is this so different from how some followers of Islam feel? The ones I am referring to dislike Western anglocentricism and wish to have their voices heard. I believe they have a right to be heard and the right to hold a discussion with the law makers of the country to clarify their feelings.
I personally do not believe any religious body should have any effect on laws further than granting respect to allow a right to religion. However I believe for the British to deem Sharia law as an infiltrator of it's cultural norms and values would be extremely hypocritical. It is nothing but arrogance that suggests Britain is 'beyond religious control of state' when demeaning the views of Muslims.
Despite Britain's vast multiculturalism; it is incredibly blind to any other culture.
