PrintJune 24, 2012
Shariaphobia
In a recent article in NRO, Matthew Schmitz, the deputy editor of First Things, argues that the anti-sharia laws recently adopted or under review in many state legislatures are not only unnecessary, but harmful. Mr. Schmitz argues that there is no need for states to adopt laws stating that in court cases, U.S. law trumps foreign law, even if appeal to foreign laws occurs during a court case. Mr. Schmitz's position has come under scathing review as being naïve about Islam and the role of sharia in Islamic supremacism. But it is also in itself a strange argument.
In his opening paragraph, Schmitz points out that no contract is enforceable in U.S. courts unless it complies with U.S. (and state) laws.
This bill is only the latest manifestation of the growing anti-sharia movement in this country, which endangers our national security by alienating loyal Muslim citizens and assaults religious liberty by putting contracts with a religious motivation on an unequal footing...(Read Full Article)
