The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, tells us that the adoption of Islamic Sharia law in the UK, at least in part, is now an inevitability.He says that the UK has to face up to the fact that some of its citizens “do not relate to the British legal system” and that adopting parts of Sharia law would “help maintain social cohesion”.
I am not certain whether Dr Williams’s statement was made deliberately with a view to provoking outraged comment, but I am sure he will receive it by the bucketload.
For my own part, I would say, as gently as possible, that it seems to me that any individual who seeks to enjoy the liberties and privileges that come with residence in this country should expect to observe our laws. If he doesn’t like our legal system, then he enjoys, equally, a perfect liberty to leave and take up residence somewhere he may find more congenial.
3 comments:
Why is it seemingly OK for the Jewish community to be able to go to a Jewish Representative and their word be binding in English law, and it not be appropriate for the Muslim community to be able to do like wise?
Don't think that is right at all. The Beth Din has jurisdiction in religious matters, but not in civil law.
Why do we listen to the priesthood at all? Our secular laws, for instance, have been honed and refined to ensure that animal welfare is uppermost in slaughterhouses. But then along come requests for Halal and Kosher, and our animal welfare goes back into the Dark Ages.
If we have decided that animals must be stunned before slaughter, then how is it in anyway right or legal for certain groups to disregard that law completely??
And why are we feeding the Christian and secular children of Bradford and Oldham barbaric Halal meats? Do we not count?
Rod
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