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Old 02-07-2008, 11:09 PM
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Default Re: Watser? draws a line in the sand

Take a good look at exactly what he said, the whole "We should adopt Sharia Law" thing, just that 'to reflect our society today, laws will likely end up changing a bit to fit the morals of the not insubstantial portion of the population which follows sharia principles.

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"That principle that there is only one law for everybody is an important pillar of our social identity as a western democracy," he said.

"But I think it is a misunderstanding to suppose that means people don't have other affiliations, other loyalties which shape and dictate how they behave in society and that the law needs to take some account of that."

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Dr Williams noted that Orthodox Jewish courts already operated, and that the law accommodated the anti-abortion views of some Christians.

"The whole idea that there are perfectly proper ways the law of the land pays respect to custom and community, that's already there," he said.
If you're going to allow multicultural immigration, the altering of the national culture and its laws is unavoidable.

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