Sharia Law scores a victory in New Jersey
This case, involving a man who married a child bride in Morocco and then moved to New Jersey, was reversed by a higher court. Still, it is disturbing that a US judge officially ruled that a man who actually was found to have committed sexual assault/rape/abuse still could NOT be held liable -- and did not place a requested restraining order against him -- because under Sharia law he was allowed to do these things to his bride.
Here's the appellate case, reversing the judge's mistake. As they said:We are also concerned that the judge's view of the facts of the matter may have been colored by his perception that, although defendant's sexual acts violated applicable criminal statutes, they were culturally acceptable and thus not actionable - a view that we have soundly rejected.
Such a case would not have been able to get this far a few years ago. Muslim Brotherhood front organizations like CAIR and ISNA are pushing hard to get Sharia law accepted in the US, as is the imam involved with the Ground Zero Mosque. If they are successful-and the above situation represents a partial success-then these cases will disappear, as such behavior is permitted by Sharia Law and secular law with its notions of "rights" and "freedoms" must not be allowed to interfere. For, as the judge ruled, such practices are "culturally acceptable."
Here's a question for you: Would you guess that the man's viewpoint represents 1% of Moroccan men, 10%, or 50% or more? I don't know the answer, but I would guess that the testimony that his attitude was "culturally acceptable" and "appropriate" (by his imam) suggests that his attitude is common.
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Here's the appellate case, reversing the judge's mistake. As they said:We are also concerned that the judge's view of the facts of the matter may have been colored by his perception that, although defendant's sexual acts violated applicable criminal statutes, they were culturally acceptable and thus not actionable - a view that we have soundly rejected.
Such a case would not have been able to get this far a few years ago. Muslim Brotherhood front organizations like CAIR and ISNA are pushing hard to get Sharia law accepted in the US, as is the imam involved with the Ground Zero Mosque. If they are successful-and the above situation represents a partial success-then these cases will disappear, as such behavior is permitted by Sharia Law and secular law with its notions of "rights" and "freedoms" must not be allowed to interfere. For, as the judge ruled, such practices are "culturally acceptable."
Here's a question for you: Would you guess that the man's viewpoint represents 1% of Moroccan men, 10%, or 50% or more? I don't know the answer, but I would guess that the testimony that his attitude was "culturally acceptable" and "appropriate" (by his imam) suggests that his attitude is common.
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