Let's write to Congress (www.congress.org):
Dear Representative:
The case of Mansour v. Islamic Education Center of Tampa, Inc., (Case No. 08-03497, 13th District Court for Hillsborough County, Florida) is an example of Sharia law being imposed in the U.S. Paragraph 2 of the Court's dispositive Order is a quote originally from the Christian Bible that says if someone sins go to that person to discuss it first, and if they do not listen then bring another witness. If they still do not listen, bring it before the church and (basically) excommunicate them from the community if they remain obstinate in sin. The Christian Bible also says it is shameful to have to go to court and sue fellow Christians, not being able to resolve conflicts within the church community which is the body of Christ. Mohammad rewrote (dictated actually as he was illiterate) the Bible in the 7th Century from what he knew of the Bible; THAT is why the Quran has similar-sounding passages.
Even so, do the civil courts remand cases between Christians to the Christian churches for resolution? No, the civil law upholds ethical BEHAVIOR and punishes unethical BEHAVIOR. The case herein is not asking the Court to interpret Islamic doctrine but to reasonably decide a contractual dispute. How can a civil judge tell the parties to figure it out for themselves as if U.S. law did not govern contractual obligations? The Judge is basically saying that Sharia law governs contracts between Muslims. That Judge is an enabler and enforcer of Sharia law and should be taken off the bench.
Please be vigilant in eliminating this kind of judicial betrayal and pass legislation prohibiting the use of Sharia law as an alternative to U.S. law.
