{"id":7693,"date":"2011-05-17T23:55:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imaginarydiocese.org\/bishopjohn\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2011-05-19T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T01:30:37","slug":"muslim-push-4-sharia-in-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/imaginarydiocese.org\/bishopjohn\/2011\/05\/17\/muslim-push-4-sharia-in-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim push 4 Sharia in Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disturbing submission from the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC)<\/a> to a national parliamentary committee.<\/p>\n

THE nation’s peak Muslim group is using the Gillard government’s re-embracing of multiculturalism to push for the introduction of sharia in Australia, but it says it would be a more moderate variety of Islamic law that fits with Australian values.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is bad news for Muslims in Australia.<\/p>\n

This obviates the religious-socio-economic-military history of Islam. It is\u00a0a return to Mohammad’s founding of the Islamic nation. Theocracy trumps democracy.<\/p>\n

Muslims who feel alienated in Australia will feel increasingly so if they seek a separate legal apparatus, initially limited, to settle their affairs.<\/p>\n

But as Tom of Melbourne (1:13 pm today) comments<\/a> Sharia Law poses\u00a0many questions and challenges\u00a0that go to the very basis of Australian society:<\/p>\n

Such a system is flawed, as there is no means by which to determine whether or not a person is ‘muslim’ and in turn whether or not they are subject to sharia law. If a person moves away from Islam, do they have to register that they are no longer a muslim. Whats to stop someone claiming that they are not a muslim to escape sharia law? What about moderate muslims who do not embrace all the particular doctrines of Islam? Far too many ‘what ifs’. Such systems have proven problematic in plural nations such as Malaysia. Australian law is the only law for Australians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Article,\u00a0 Muslims to push for sharia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I believe all Australians must be subject to the same legislative, legal and judicial system.<\/p>\n

This topic is treated on depth in Parts 2 and 4 of\u00a0Islam: Human Rights and Public Policy, David Claydon (Editor), Acorn Press, Brunswick 2009<\/a> This website also\u00a0includes a review by Moyra Dale which says in part,<\/p>\n

In particular it(the book)\u00a0explores the compatibility of Sharia law with western systems of law, and why Sharia is given priority over western systems or universal declarations when the inevitable clashes happen.\u00a0 …<\/p>\n

While the range of issues and perspectives is varied, the overall effect is to give a richness of contribution to a complex area of public discussion and policy. Islam does not separate between religion and government, and is vindicated by being in power. This brings critical questions about its interface with non-Muslim citizens and governments. I recommend the book for people wanting to understand and engage in the debate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A lengthier\u00a0review by Richard Shumack, Islam and Western Politics: A Delicate Dance<\/a>,\u00a0comments,<\/p>\n

First are the political implications of the explicit rejection by traditional Islam of Secularism\u2014and indeed any notion of a separation of religion and politics. The essays on this by Kit Wiley (Human Rights, Sharia Law and the Western Concept of Democracy<\/em>) and John Azumah (The Sharia \u2013 Islamic Law<\/em>) argue that Islam cannot be engaged with simply as a religion: the Sharia<\/em> speaks individually and socially without distinction. They recognize that Islam maintains provisions for Muslims living as a minority faith in a non-Muslim country to abide by the laws of their context, however they point out this is not the Islamic ideal. Islamist agendas are clearly to, in time, replace secular states with Sharia<\/em> ruled theocracies. It is recognized that there are different legal schools within Islam, but what is emphasized is the clear incompatibility of conservative schools of Sharia<\/em> with Western democracy. These essays alone are worth the read.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A key theme for Australia: What\u00a0is multicultural and multifaith Australia?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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