The Presbyterian Church (USA) has at least one dispute being heard by a civil court. At some level, questions regarding the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have to be addressed in the lawsuit. I suspect that a similar argument holds here. If a dispute over some interpretation of Sharia law reaches the court system, then Sharia law will need be addressed by the courts.
Stoning and honor killings are already illegal under the criminal laws of every jurisdiction in the Republic. Sharia law does not overrule these laws.
I do have one question - using my analogy to the Presbyterian Church (USA); the PC-USA has a written constitution, consisting of the Book of Order and the Book of Confessions. Where is Sharia law written down? To the best of my knowledge, there is no definitive compilation of Sharia law, which would make for difficulties if disputes are taken to the US legal system.
Sharia Courts are a reality even here, England is over run with them.
>I do have one question - using my analogy to the Presbyterian Church (USA); the PC-USA has a written constitution, consisting of the Book of Order and the Book of Confessions. Where is Sharia law written down? To the best of my knowledge, there is no definitive compilation of Sharia law, which would make for difficulties if disputes are taken to the US legal system.<
I don’t know of a “code” book for sharia.
How can the 10th circuit lend any credibility to people who want to impose this BS system on the rest of the world?
Also, the last time I looked, the Presbyterian Church wasn’t trying to force its will on the rest of the world and neither are Christians, Jews or Catholics.
Christians and Jews are vilified while rock worshippers gain more legal protection by the day.
This is unbelievable.
I do believe it is property laws and trust law and other civil law that will be the subject of the court’s jurisdiction not the religious teachings of the Presbyterian Church. How those questions of civil law are decided usually does hinge on the internal heirarchal structure of the church. Which can be very confusing to many judges if the recent TEC cases are any indication.