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Martin68

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23. Not necessarily. Numerous contracts are based on religious tenets accepted to be true by both parties. Such a contract

Reply to hueymahl (Reply #18)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:39 AM

Sep 2025

is only unenforceable if it requires one party to engage in illegal acts, forfeit any of their legal rights, or act in any way that may pose harm to society in general. A contract may be based on tenets of sharia law as long as that is not the case. The same restriction applies to any contract that is based on a belief of any kind, whether not is based on religion, philosophy, or what have you.

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Republican Bill Seeks To Ban Sharia Law in U.S. [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2025 OP

And what about JustAnotherGen Sep 2025 #1

Meanwhile, they're imposing their own version of sharia law on us. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2025 #2

These people have zero self-awareness MLWR Sep 2025 #3

On the contrary, I believe they know exactly what they're doing - throwing more red meat to their base. groundloop Sep 2025 #5

Christian Nationalism is the US version of Sharia Law. MAGA loves it! They just don't like it being called.. CousinIT Sep 2025 #4

Ban what doesn't exist. To rile up "the base" Grins Sep 2025 #6

Amish should be first. twodogsbarking Sep 2025 #7

Fine. Then force the repukes to define and detail exactly what "sharia" law is. Javaman Sep 2025 #8

Randy Fine is a grade A Florida asshole Zorro Sep 2025 #9

Cool. Do Christofascism too SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #10

I would like to see Christian law banned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Sep 2025 #11

The problem is - and conservatives have never stopped talking long enough to hear this - 1) no sharia-based law Martin68 Sep 2025 #12

Contracts are enforceable only because they rest upon statute and case law hueymahl Sep 2025 #18

Not necessarily. Numerous contracts are based on religious tenets accepted to be true by both parties. Such a contract Martin68 Sep 2025 #23

If they are going to do this, they have to ban religious law in general tornado34jh Sep 2025 #13

Those republicans, always standing up for the Constitution. mwb970 Sep 2025 #14

I wish they would also ban Chrirhia law (pronounced Cry RHEE uh), the Christian counterpart ot Sharia law /nt progree Sep 2025 #15

"We can't allow 'foreign systems' to undermine the Constitution. That's OUR job!" Beartracks Sep 2025 #16

Let's not forget how awful Sharia Law is hueymahl Sep 2025 #17

But we must inform the meaning and scope of Sharia law. alfredo Sep 2025 #22

So they want a law to tell the courts to obey the constitution? jgmiller Sep 2025 #19

I hear they want to ban the teaching of schools in the Unkechaug language. DFW Sep 2025 #20

Sharia law alfredo Sep 2025 #21