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Shari'ah Law in the US?! Oh it's only Hasidic...

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Ubiquitin, Aug 7, 2011.

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  1. Ubiquitin

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    Saw this story on Reddit. Why is Hasidic law acceptable in the United States? Muslims were not even allowed to build a Mosque in Manhattan without full press coverage from the media and politicians, yet extremist enclaves like this exist with little fanfare.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/n...mage-of-the-poorest-place.html?pagewanted=all

    <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UOqBWIExvlk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jbkir/i_visited_an_ultraorthodox_jewish_village_was/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Square,_New_York

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryas_Joel,_New_York
     
    #1 Ubiquitin, Aug 7, 2011
  2. DonnyMost

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    It's not. Or at least, it damn well shouldn't be.
     
    #2 DonnyMost, Aug 7, 2011
  3. DaDakota

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    They should arrest that PR guy for wasting the police's time or at least issue him a citation...

    DD
     
    #3 DaDakota, Aug 7, 2011
  4. AMS

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    pathetic.
     
    #4 AMS, Aug 8, 2011
  5. GlenRice

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    You're a hypocrite
     
    #5 GlenRice, Aug 8, 2011
  6. greenhippos

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    No, he's just ill informed and uneducated.
     
    #6 greenhippos, Aug 8, 2011
  7. Rockets R' Us

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    (insert token hair gel comeback here)
     
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