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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Leaving aside whatever aspects of sharia they may be pushing for, or whatever aspects of sharia may be debatable -- do you find it at all disturbing that people would suggest that a subset of the population should be judged by a different set of laws?
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Yes, I find it disturbing. But I don't condemn asking. I find it far more disturbing when someone asking about application to undefined "family law" is used toas evidence to support "See!!! Muslims in Britain want to be able to stone people to death!!!!"
I'm interested in how certain orthodox jewish issues are handled (e.g. divorce) -- is there one thing that happens to make it how it should be under jewish law, and anyone who tries to go to the civil courts to reverse (if there is, eg, a rule on who gets custody), they are punished by ostracism?
Because it seems like whatever that is should be the same for muslims. I'm not sure the extent to which a judge might overrule e.g. a custody arrangement agreed to by both parents, though.
I'm not sure whether religious tradition of the family is a factor considered in custody decisions in the states in which I'm admitted, let alone in Britain.
