I too stood aghast, but I think he was referring to "mutually agreed to"* arbitration by Sharia judges applying Sharia principles, not an alternative to the entire U.K. legal system.

The Amish do this. The Mormons had a quite elaborate internal legal system in the early Utah days, and I think they still do civil arbitration amongst themselves.

*To the extent that, e.g., women can "mutually agree to" anything in Islam.
KipEsquire | Homepage | 02.07.08 - 10:50 pm | #

Kip, I think that is a fairly generous reading of the situation. It seems to me to be much more of a cultural surrender by the Archbishop. We're going to have sharia law eventually and we should probably just get over our western selves accept it now.

That's a depressing statement on state of affairs over there.
Rob | Homepage | 02.08.08 - 9:11 am | #

"should probably just get over our western selves accept it now."

and accept it now.
Rob | Homepage | 02.08.08 - 9:11 am | #

If the Archbishop believes that Christians should be stoned to death, he should start with himself.
Dafydd | 02.08.08 - 7:05 pm | #