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Re:How Jefferson and other Founding Fathers defended Muslim ... by DanBC on Saturday December 12, 2015 @03:06PM (#10723940)
About the same as when Jewish people support Beth Din in place of American law - it's fine so long as American law is also respected.

(There are problems with religious legal systems of women not being able to get divorces; of abused women not getting help and support; and of abused children not getting help and support and the abusers not facing justice).

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Re:How Jefferson and other Founding Fathers defended Muslim ... by forrestthewoods on Saturday December 12, 2015 @03:27PM (#10724001)
That's a lot of dancing to avoid condemning hateful, repressive beliefs. We condemn hateful, racist bigots all the time. Rightfully so. Just because said hate is derived from religion does not excuse it from condemnation.
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Re:How Jefferson and other Founding Fathers defended Muslim ... by simoncion on Saturday December 12, 2015 @03:43PM (#10724062)
> That's a lot of dancing to avoid condemning hateful, repressive beliefs.

I guess I missed the dance party. All I see is the statement:

"Any US citizen may maintain their own practices just so long as those practices are compatible with US law."

Seems pretty simple and clear to me.

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