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Originally posted by ltl/fb
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.
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Slave's response may have been over the top, but that's Slave. I care more about what real people are actually demanding as a political concession than about the rantings of my imaginary internet friends (however close to my heart they may be).
The situation you outline for orthodox jews is fairly common, though maybe not as explicit -- abortion or divorce or whatever may be perfectly legal for someone, but actually taking advantage of that will lead to being ostracized. That's a social decision, not a legal one. (And personally, I think the earlier you get ostracized from a comunity such as that, the better off you are).
I suspect that this won't work for those who advocate sharia, though, because sharia as I understand it involved punishments that would be considered crimes in non-sharia courts.
