welbeck
but surely sharia courts do not affect anyone who does not choose to be bound by them.
they are akin to the court of the chief rabbi, aren't they, and traditional orthodox jewish secondary schools, and weddings etc are also segregated by sex.
they are a sub-group of society, with their own rules and customs which their adherents choose to follow.
and they can leave the sub-group if they wish.
it doesn't affect the majority of society who are not members of that sub-group.
whether muslim or jewish, or any other religion.
there are ecclesiastical courts which determine fine points of canon law, matrimonial matters etc.
i really cannot understand what the fear is about.
Thank you. This exactly. It seems always fine to attack anything to do with Islam, and yet not at all when it applies to similar practices in other faiths, like orthodox Jewish.
Now, I am NOT in favour of either. And I certainly believe schools should never be organised by such groups, and that girls and women should be protected.
