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Religion professor objects to Pa. House Bill targeting Sharia Law
Posted Dec 14, 2011
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Pennsylvania House Bill 2029 would ban Commonwealth courts from considering any foreign legal code or system that "isn't identical to the Constitution." Muslim activists say that it is specifically targeted against the practice of Sharia Law — a religious code for Muslims that has the power of law in some countries. "That would be like going into the Catholic Church and telling them that you can't marry people the way you want or saying you have to allow divorce of people even if the Pope ruled otherwise," said Khalid Blankinship, a religion professor at Temple.