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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostYou didn't expect me to read the whole thing, did you?Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThis is how :-
Islamic law is adopted by British legal chiefs - Telegraph
I am a great believer that one should have any religious belief one wants. And (controlled)immigration is a good thing. But imagine going to Saudi and asking for Christian laws to be applied.....Originally posted by mudskipper View PostThat story is about making a will. As I can already leave my fortune to a cat's home rather than my family it's a bit of a non story.
Lady Cox said: “Everyone has freedom to make their own will and everyone has freedom to let those wills reflect their religious beliefs. But to have an organisation such as The Law Society seeming to promote or encourage a policy which is inherently gender discriminatory in a way which will have very serious implications for women and possibly for children is a matter of deep concern.”Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostNot really a none story. This is the important point.
Lady Cox said: “Everyone has freedom to make their own will and everyone has freedom to let those wills reflect their religious beliefs. But to have an organisation such as The Law Society seeming to promote or encourage a policy which is inherently gender discriminatory in a way which will have very serious implications for women and possibly for children is a matter of deep concern.”Comment
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Originally posted by sirja View PostAnd this is why I say thank God for the ECHR. Any will that is based on Sharia principals and tries to impose gender discrimination will be thrown out by the wise judges in Strasbourg.
Why can we as human beings not stand together against backwards, archaic dangerous practices and put pressure one the perpatrators to stop?
Oh sorry yeah I forgot they are Muslim so it's OK.Comment
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostA muslim father rang the UK Female Genitalia Mutilation helpline, to enquire the best way to get his two daughters done. It has been called an unfortunate misunderstanding
How the heck did this country ever come to this ?
very definately NSFW
Any further evidence this really happened?
And was not, say, a prank? Details seem to be a little short.Last edited by sasguru; 24 March 2014, 08:48.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThis is how :-
Islamic law is adopted by British legal chiefs - Telegraph
I am a great believer that one should have any religious belief one wants. And (controlled)immigration is a good thing. But imagine going to Saudi and asking for Christian laws to be applied.....Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostHang on, that's a non-UK far-right blog making an unsubstantiated allegation.
Any further evidence this really happened?
And was not, say, a prank? Details seem to be a little short.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostBBC reported the same story. The caller is one of the people being prosecuted.Last edited by sasguru; 24 March 2014, 09:55.Hard Brexit now!
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