Sharia Law eh?

Ever been to an employment tribunal? About the best example of us enshrining Sharia principle in our law. "Arbitration by community leaders and their advisors that does not take precedent into account,"

Up till recent times, we had it in this country until arbitration through the church was passed to secular courts as we became a less superstitious country.

Some people want small differences of opinion sorted through arbitration by their Imam and a committee of older people. Others want it to be legally binding. The law allows the former and it is used, always has been used since the first mosque here in Victorian times and whilst we have freedom of expression always will be.

Of course, as with all religions, normal rational folk can't understand the role of religion nor why people support a load of cobblers but that's their choice.

The only law in England that is discriminatory from a superstitious angle and according to what I read is likely to be challenged soon in The European Courts is the one saying CofE licences to marry people precludes gay people and that you can be sacked from your job for marrying if you are a gay vicar.

Excellent example of our government caving in to bigotry for populist reasons. However, the clause is in secondary legislation and contradicts primary legislation on equality. The government know this so can "blame" others when sanity prevails.

Fascinating how people who reckon they are religious can cast doubt on law abiding Muslims whilst refusing to condemn bigotry in their own ranks.

I spent quite a bit of time trying to improve forensic mental health provision, both from a commissioning and a regulatory aspect, and hear it from me. When the voices tell people to sharpen their axe, it's usually Jesus telling them, occasionally Beelzebub and sometimes Allah. I have yet to hear a chaplain of any faith call that rational.