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Criticising the Prophet Mohammed is now illegal.
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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 5657926" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>I don't think you understand how it works. Muslims in Britain do not fall under the automatic power of any Sharia court. Muslims <em>may choose</em> to seek the guidance of a Sharia court in some matters if they so wish, but they do not have any ability to legally enforce anything; these courts are not backed by any UK law I am aware of.</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, the word 'court' is not accurate in this context; they have no legal authority because the UK justice system is completely secular in all respects. There also exist Jewish and Christian 'councils' for want of another term that may offer services for followers of those respective faiths but their rulings, however proscribed, are not-binding for any party, and would be overridden by the power of a UK court or judge.</p><p></p><p>This is the case for anyone of any faith, you may choose to be married in a religious ceremony but the State does not recognise you as married automatically. Similarly, you could undergo a legally binding divorce but the paperwork of this need not be recognised by a religious body.</p><p></p><p>There is no parallel legal system being constructed here, courts already have (and always have had) legal powers that serve to protect people from coercion and the like. Unless people are daft enough not to inform the authorities, I would suggest this is sufficient enough.</p><p></p><p>It is, in principle, no different to a football player being reprimanded by the FA or his club for his behaviour off the pitch. He might have received only a police caution for his actions, but could be more severely dealt with by an organisation of which he is a member.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 5657926, member: 54866"] I don't think you understand how it works. Muslims in Britain do not fall under the automatic power of any Sharia court. Muslims [I]may choose[/I] to seek the guidance of a Sharia court in some matters if they so wish, but they do not have any ability to legally enforce anything; these courts are not backed by any UK law I am aware of. Incidentally, the word 'court' is not accurate in this context; they have no legal authority because the UK justice system is completely secular in all respects. There also exist Jewish and Christian 'councils' for want of another term that may offer services for followers of those respective faiths but their rulings, however proscribed, are not-binding for any party, and would be overridden by the power of a UK court or judge. This is the case for anyone of any faith, you may choose to be married in a religious ceremony but the State does not recognise you as married automatically. Similarly, you could undergo a legally binding divorce but the paperwork of this need not be recognised by a religious body. There is no parallel legal system being constructed here, courts already have (and always have had) legal powers that serve to protect people from coercion and the like. Unless people are daft enough not to inform the authorities, I would suggest this is sufficient enough. It is, in principle, no different to a football player being reprimanded by the FA or his club for his behaviour off the pitch. He might have received only a police caution for his actions, but could be more severely dealt with by an organisation of which he is a member. [/QUOTE]
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