This article is about the division of religion and state. This line is trying to be drawn now with the Koran, Shariah law and the state government. Shariah law is a rule written in the Koran and in states such as New Jersey and New England have stood up in the court of law. The article shows an example of a case were a woman was denied a restraining order against her husband claiming she was raped. The judge stood with Shariah law denied the restraining order. Democrat Cory Williams was attacked by the Republican Party due to supporting this bill in his own state of Oklahoma. Attack advertisements were ran saying Cory Williams supported Islam and associated him with terrorist. The eptisteme here is why Williams supported this bill and how the discourse of terrorist and Islam are used against William in his campaign. This article is interesting because of the close relation of our chat in class of homosexuality. This is another example in completely different context of how the division of church or for this case the Koran and state are not separated. In support of homosexuality Christian views were analyzed and viewed as not the supreme law and therefore have no say in state. Here we see Shariah law actually being supported in court cases and this example should be highlighted as a complete contradiction of separation of church and state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/us/15oklahoma.html?_r=1&ref=politics
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I think this is very interesting and a great job done by Chad clearly explaining what the issue is to those of us who do not understand and comparing it to homosexuality. I think its crazy that a judge would evvvvvvverrr deny a women a restraining order because of Sharish Law, thats just rediculous!!! I don't care what race, sexual orientation, or whatever, the law is the law and should be help up the same for every single person with no exceptions.
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