tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post114063793796258043..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: More on the Sharia Law PollIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1140767040578370712006-02-24T07:44:00.000+00:002006-02-24T07:44:00.000+00:00Jock, What country is this? This is a country wit...Jock, What country is this? This is a country with an established church and it ain't Islam. What you are suggesting is that a separate judicial system is set up for a religious group - so where does it end? Your kind of leftie pandering makes me quite ill. Yes, different religions, such as Judaism have ecclesiastical 'courts. They are more of a moral arbiter. Even so, the State has intervened as in the case of Andrew Dismore MP for Hendon, who fought for Orthodox Jewish women in obtaining a 'get'. Previously, orthodox Jewish law made it very difficult for women to obtain a divorce within the religion, although. Still, if a Jewish couple divorced they would have to do it under civil law. There is no Judaic law which can grant a divorce which would be recognised in civil courts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1140746613180480302006-02-24T02:03:00.000+00:002006-02-24T02:03:00.000+00:00If it was introduced as a replacement for secular ...If it was introduced as a replacement for secular civil law, where both parties consent, as a form of binding arbitration it wouldn't really be all that different from the use of Jewish law to settle civil disputes (see the <A HREF="http://www.unitedsynagogue.org.uk/lbd.html#judicial" REL="nofollow">London Beth Din Judicial Division</A>).<BR/><BR/>Exactly the same arguments about letting consenting adults regulate their own affairs, or the possibility of communal coercion into using the courts would surely apply to all religious communities.Paul Leakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006299773244556618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1140716031210298492006-02-23T17:33:00.000+00:002006-02-23T17:33:00.000+00:00I'm not clear what they were being "offered" in th...I'm not clear what they were being "offered" in the poll. If they were to propose something similar to the Church of England ecclesiastical courts in which civil actions could be pursued according to Sharia does that seem unreasonable? Didn't Canada do something similar? And, whilst I do not support personally the CofE's prvileged position, would it be wrong to allow another faith to have a similar "parallel" type system?<BR/><BR/>Mind you, if they're talking about the whole law, and things like Sharia penalties for things that are legal here, such as gay sex, then it's quite scary!<BR/><BR/>But perhaps no scarier than a government able to make and amend whatever laws it wants without parliament...:)Jock Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550558005508328017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1140651924999222042006-02-22T23:45:00.000+00:002006-02-22T23:45:00.000+00:00You say it's surprising that more women than men a...You say it's surprising that more women than men are in favour, but the Tories and conservatism in general have always had a greater proportion of women supporters than men...<BR/><BR/>They just take a (wrong) conservative approach.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002358087343062031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1140645996827626342006-02-22T22:06:00.000+00:002006-02-22T22:06:00.000+00:00There aren't that many moderate Muslims by Western...There aren't that many moderate Muslims by Western standards - despite what others (the BBC for example) claim.<BR/><BR/>Worrying, isn't it, that there are over 300,000 in this country, running around, happily endorsing suicide bombings.Chris Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270498803593841764noreply@blogger.com