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• Should we have different legal systems for different religions?

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  In most countries, existing laws are based, sometimes consciously sometimes not, upon the tenets of the faith followed by the majority of the citizenry. As multicultural societies become common in an increasingly unified world, clashes between clergy and judiciary are becoming a routine affair. Is it still possible to have a common law for every single person, irrespective of her faith?
  
  The turban row in France, for instance, refuses to die down as the Sikhs, puny in numbers as they are, refuse to accept what they see as a gross violation of their fundamental rights while France sees it as merely another security threat.
  
  Different faiths have views on issues like divorce and abortions which are often in conflict with the law of the land, which may be perceived to be tilted in favor of the 'majority faith'.
  
  Whats the way out?

  Garam Beni started this discussion 2 years ago. ( reply )

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  reena singh 

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  That's the whole trouble. There doesn't seem to be a way out. People are so touchy about their religions, but then why do Indians go and settle elsewhere in the first place? If you are so touchy about your turban, stay in good old Gurdaspur or wherever else -- I mean, if you are willing to forsake your country in favour of Europe, then why the attachment to a piece of cloth? Come back to India if you are so unhappy there...
  To cite an example, I have lived in Muscat and seen women wear jeans and skirts under their black robes. When they are among friends, the robe is out, but when they drive around in public, they put their black robes back on. Why can't a woman wear what she wants to? So long, as it is decent! Why should the men in these countries make rules for women?
  Laws should target equality between men and women and be on the side of human values, not fanatics!

  posted 2 years ago. ( reply )

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  Oswald Pereira 

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  Like it or not, the brute force of the majority always rules. But that doesn't mean the minority will or should not fight back. Fight they will.

  posted 2 years ago. ( reply )

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  karen "kareema" l 

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  In my country, there is the separation of the state and religion, but in reality, they are not separated. Religious leaders influence politicians and sometimes use the pulpit for political sermon. Our religious leaders have a "say" in anything and everything in our political stucture.
  
  To have different legal systems for different religions depends on the political stucture, social stucture, land stucture,etc. of the country.

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  Prax 

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  Is it really necessary to be bound by the rules of religion everywhere? As humans, we are more part of a society than the property of a religion. We should keep religion out of this unruly mess because religion in itself is a bigger mess with all it's archaic laws which end up creating disharmony among the masses.

  posted 1 year ago. ( reply )

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