Ten currently operate in the UK, with around 95 per cent of their cases dealing with matrimonial issues. "Sharia courts rule on sex lives in Britain," by Graham Tibbetts for the Telegraph, August 26 (thanks to Shechild):
Unofficial Sharia courts are governing people's sex lives in Britain.In other words, sharia courts are popular with Muslims - irrespective of their nationalities (such as British).Although the hearings have no basis in British law, they are attended voluntarily by Muslim couples to settle disputes without referral to the recognised authorities.
In some cases they can order wives to be more attentive to their husbands' needs, or deal with releasing spouses from bad or forced marriages.
The first Muslim court was established in Birmingham in 1982 and others have followed in London and the Yorkshire towns of Rotherham and Dewsbury.
Although most of those who attend are from the Indian sub-continent, Sharia courts are also popular among those from Arab and Somalian backgrounds.
Sharia is based on the religious rulings in the Koran, of later judges and on the acts of the Prophet Mohammed.It encompasses not just enforceable law but moral law too.
Earlier this year the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, came under fierce attack from the Government and his own church for advocating the adoption of parts of Sharia Law in Britain.
"It seems unavoidable and, as a matter of fact, certain conditions of Sharia are already recognised in our society," he said.
One thing to be a dhimmi, involuntarily; another to be a dhimmi due to one's masochistic tendencies -- such as this druid-in-priest's-guise, Williams, who would have his fellow countrymen, including Christians, believe that sharia is "unavoidable," and thus submit to it.
Hmm, ordering wives to be more attentive to their husbands' needs. . . Okay, this is one aspect of sharia I could get behind.
No, mustn't start thinking like that! Damn, these stealth jihadists are insidious!
Bigshaker - be careful. Before you know it, burqa-clad women will start to become attractive to you.
This sounds a lot like family therapy with the power to punish for failure to comply.
The 'little woman', is going to do most of the complying, and will get all the punishment.
That's fair...isn't it??
I wish the British media would stop referring to the "Prophet Mohammed".
He's only a prophet to muslims. No one else.
As much as I don't like this, it isn't very different from religious type courts that other religions have.
Hey, can I get the Church to my wife to be more attentive to my "needs"!!!
Ooops, I forgot that the Church teaches that women are not "fields to be plowed" but rather are persons of dignity. The Church teaches that marriage reflects the relationship between God and God's people. Oops, I also forgot the Chrisian concept of service, which begins in showing loving discipleship to one's wife and family.
I guess I'll just have to show my wife love, kindness and respect; BUT after a couple decades of Christian marriage, I've learned that this fine woman responds to these things by wanting to jump my bones on a regular basis.
I believe strongly that Muslim men must threaten their women with death for marrying outside Islam because Muslim men are crappy husbands. Maybe if Muslim men treated their women better, their "needs" might be met more often. But then if they can just cast the old lady aside for a child who would not complain about "being plowed" then why treat one's wife well.
Muslim men must chafe at the Bible's directives for husbands:
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Ephesians 5:25
Muslims have everthing backwards, including how to treat women.
It's exactly because of Rowan Williams that sharia courts have been allowed. Because of people like him polygamous marriage is recognised (for the purposes of claiming social security, naturally).
Melanie Phillips' book Londonistan makes a very good point about people like Williams, (I am paraphrasing), she says that "miracles have been taken over by Marx" in the Church.
This is why Britain has no will to resist Islamism. Why the very people who should be the staunchest defenders of our country and way of life have become, wittingly and unwittingly the bed fellows of the very people who would destroy us.
An earlier, Hollywood view of Muslim wives:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za34xhluhj0
Celsius,
Not just British media, but ALL non-believing talking heads, politicos, journalists,....
From a well-documented (and worth reading) article at FrontPageMag.com by Andrew G. Bostom, "John Quincy Adams Knew Jihad," September 29, 2004-
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=F3F5C99B-338A-4BC1-A4B2-585EFE643619
Was prescient when Adams wrote the following, is still relevant today--
“In the seventh century of the Christian era, a wandering Arab of the lineage of Hagar [i.e., Muhammad], the Egyptian, combining the powers of transcendent genius, with the preternatural energy of a fanatic, and the fraudulent spirit of an impostor, proclaimed himself as a messenger from Heaven, and spread desolation and delusion over an extensive portion of the earth. Adopting from the sublime conception of the Mosaic law, the doctrine of one omnipotent God; he connected indissolubly with it, the audacious falsehood, that he was himself his prophet and apostle."
"Adopting from the new Revelation of Jesus, the faith and hope of immortal life, and of future retribution, he humbled it to the dust by adapting all the rewards and sanctions of his religion to the gratification of the sexual passion."
"He poisoned the sources of human felicity at the fountain, by degrading the condition of the female sex, and the allowance of polygamy; and he declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind."
"THE ESSENCE OF HIS DOCTRINE WAS VIOLENCE AND LUST: TO EXALT THE BRUTAL OVER THE SPIRITUAL PART OF HUMAN NATURE (Adam's capital letters)….Between these two religions, thus contrasted in their characters, a war of twelve hundred years has already raged."
"The war is yet flagrant…While the merciless and dissolute dogmas of the false prophet shall furnish motives to human action, there can never be peace upon earth, and good will towards men.” [p. 269]
RE: "He poisoned the sources of human felicity at the fountain, by degrading the condition of the female sex,..."
Sadly, mo's legacy continues unabated today, even in the civilized countries of the West.
""It seems unavoidable and, as a matter of fact, certain conditions of Sharia are already recognised in our society," he said."
Death and taxes are unavoidable as well.
But it doesn't make 'em desirable.
UK: sharia courts "order[ing] wives to be more attentive to their husbands' needs"
I think we need more sharia courts.
But first I'll ask Mrs sheik whether she agrees...
Some kindly check in with Sheik yer'mami . . .that last comment - oy . ..that's gonna hurt.
Christian churches do offer marriage counselling, and frankly, I don't care if muslims allow their sex lives to be dictated by their imam or mufti or whatever. Just don't try and force your beliefs about sex on the rest of us.
However, when abuse of under aged girls or boys, rape, forced marriage, physical assault, or any other illegal act according to the laws of England is involved, the matter must be reported to the police.
A little bit OT, but it was in the article:
..."druid-in-priest's-guise"...
Was Rowan Williams a Druid, before he joined the Church of England?
I can only imagine his ridiculous opinions are products of his own mind. I don't think Druids are in favor of Sharia.
Abscedere
Good question; I think Raymond must've meant
"...ghoul-in-priest's guise..."
because I believe the Druids assigned much more equality to women than some modern cultures, let alone retrograde Islamic ones.
Sheik yer'mami
[laughing]
The fact you're going to ask Mrs. Sheik disqualifies you from being governed by Sharia courts :-D
Why, you must consider Mrs. Sheik to be a person. Those Sharia brutes would not approve of that, you know...
In remembrance of
Thanks for including this quote and link. One of the great aspects of JihadWatch is posts like yours.
Modern politically-correct liberals can pooh-pooh reality, keep their eyes closed and continue to believe in the R.O.P. when confronted with current evidence.
But when they stumble over opinions from the likes of Samuel Adams, Winston Churchill and others, it's more difficult IMO to remain ignorant.
Every little bit helps ~ ~ ~
We HOPE
James Martel said "I believe strongly that Muslim men must threaten their women with death for marrying outside Islam because Muslim men are crappy husbands. Maybe if Muslim men treated their women better, their "needs" might be met more often. But then if they can just cast the old lady aside for a child who would not complain about "being plowed" then why treat one's wife well."
Absolutely correct. Women are nothing more than baby factories for the jihad and can be discarded the moment they are no longer useful.
I'll be that NOW will denounce this mentality as soon as they can.
Tap, Tap, Tap,..............still waiting.