Judges ask why Oklahoma’s law on Sharia applies to only one religion
Everyone who values the protections afforded them by the Establishment Clause needs to be paying close attention to this, regardless of their religion or lack thereof. It may apply only to one religion now, but I guarantee it won’t remain restricted for long. Here’s a related Page I just posted: Top Conservatives Support anti-Muslim Inquisition.
DENVER — Judges who will decide whether Oklahoma can ban Islamic law from the state’s courts raised questions Monday about the effect of the ban and why it applies to only one religion.
“There’s no mention of any other specific law,” Judge Scott Matheson of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said during oral arguments about the ban voters approved in November by a wide margin.
“We just have Sharia law singled out,” Matheson said as he questioned Oklahoma Solicitor General Patrick Wyrick, who argued in defense of the ban becoming part of the state constitution.
“The intent here was to exclude Sharia law and international law,” Wyrick responded.
Oklahoma City Muslim Muneer Awad, with support from Islamic believers in other parts of the United States, claims in a court challenge that the ban violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection for freedom of religion. […]