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Tennessee Legislators Push Anti-Shariah Bill
Photo Courtesy - Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- A new bill in the Tennessee legislature could make following Shariah, an Islamic code of conduct, a felony with 15 years in jail.
State Senator Bill Ketron and State Representative Judd Matheny unveiled the bill in the state Senate and House, respectively, last week. Ketron and Matheny argue that Shariah is unconstitutional.
Shariah is an intricate Islamic code of conduct that rose out of Middle Eastern theocracies. It touches on all aspects of life, including justice and personal habits. Critics of the bill cite Sharia's innocuous laws, which include giving money to the poor and not eating shellfish. However, the code has been linked to so-called honor killings in this country and in Europe, in which women have been murdered by male relatives for committing adultery, dating outside their faith, or seeking divorces from their spouses.
Tennessee is just the latest state to introduce anti-Shariah proposals. Oklahoma has notably been subject to an extended legal battle over proposed anti-Shariah laws.
Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio
Tennessee Legislators Push Anti-Shariah Bill
Photo Courtesy - Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- A new bill in the Tennessee legislature could make following Shariah, an Islamic code of conduct, a felony with 15 years in jail.
State Senator Bill Ketron and State Representative Judd Matheny unveiled the bill in the state Senate and House, respectively, last week. Ketron and Matheny argue that Shariah is unconstitutional.
Shariah is an intricate Islamic code of conduct that rose out of Middle Eastern theocracies. It touches on all aspects of life, including justice and personal habits. Critics of the bill cite Sharia's innocuous laws, which include giving money to the poor and not eating shellfish. However, the code has been linked to so-called honor killings in this country and in Europe, in which women have been murdered by male relatives for committing adultery, dating outside their faith, or seeking divorces from their spouses.
Tennessee is just the latest state to introduce anti-Shariah proposals. Oklahoma has notably been subject to an extended legal battle over proposed anti-Shariah laws.
Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio
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