South Carolina Lawmakers Pass Bill Blocking Sharia Law In The State

Sharia law, the legal framework that many in the Muslim community –including most fundamentalists– abide by has been a hot button issue over the last several years.

In many places across the globe, these beliefs that include brutal treatment of women are the law of the land.

South Carolina lawmakers have recently passed a bill that will hopefully prevent these laws from reaching American soil and while many people might be surprised by the need for something like this, unfortunately it might not be as far fetched as you think.

From Breitbart:

The South Carolina House has passed a bill blocking Islamic sharia law from being recognized or approved in the state, after years of debate over similar legislation.

The legislation voted upon was explained as “A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina … so as to prevent a court or other enforcement authority from enforcing foreign law including, but not limited to, Sharia Law in this state from a forum outside of the United States or its territories under certain circumstances.”

On Thursday, the legislation passed with 68 for the bill and 42 opposed.

Sharia law is the legal and political system mandated in the Koran and other Islamic texts. It include laws governing religious practice, such as praying and ritual washing. But sharia also rules what Westerners see as non-government social practices — divorce, child-rearing, free-speech, clothing or sexual behavior, for example — and it also rules government responses to crimes, such as theft and murder.

Sharia law relegates women and non-Muslims to a lesser status, and grants men enormous authority over wives, daughters and sons. It allows for the primitive treatment of women and non-Muslims, and allows fierce punishment — sometimes, “honor killings” by fathers — for refusing to complying with sharia mandates.

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Chip Limehouse. He told Breitbart News following the bill’s passage:

“This goes to demonstrate that the South Carolina House of Representatives is committed to preserving and protecting the American way of life here in South Carolina.”

“Sharia Law has been used as a defense in American courtrooms,” he adds. “We are working towards making that defense not an option for radical extremists from any country.”

Underground sharia courts operate in Muslim communities throughout Europe and alsoin the United States. Last year, Breitbart Texas reported that a “voluntary” sharia court had already been established in Texas.

Pretty ridiculous that this is a conversation that even needs to be had.

However, the idea of Sharia law making its way into America isn’t as crazy as it might seem off the bat.

Breitbart has already reported that we have already seen “voluntary” sharia in Texas.

In Europe, there are areas where the Muslim community has full control and the law of the land is local sharia courts and the police rarely even enter these zones.

These areas are referred to as “no go zones” because the cops don’t go there.  This is clearly what lawmakers in South Carolina are concerned about.

The decision to blindly accept hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East isn’t sitting well with the people of Europe which is likely why 40% of Germans want to get rid of their president.

It’s nice to know that some people in the United States are taking this possible encroachment seriously and trying to prevent some of the problems that can arise when immigrants either can’t or refuse to assimilate into their new surroundings.