Can AGs Address, Calm Sharia Law Fears?

Letter to Ephesians: Fears over Sharia Law’s corporal punishments for slander, adultery, theft, murder, even drinking a beer, might be eased if it’s remembered the US court system doesn’t let ANY religion change the nation’s Constitution, Rule of Law or Due Process. No exceptions for those who pray loudest.

Of course, Islam is subject to many interpretations as is Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and so on. Some of each’s core teachings & rules may seem over the top to the others. Yet, as more Muslims enter the USA, Sharia’s corporal punishments derived from the Quran and Sunnah have triggered widespread concerns in the states if/when some Muslim immigrants still argue in favor of taking upon themselves to amputate a thief's right hand, stone an adulterer, lash a drinker, or murder a murderer. In America, Quran, Bible or other sacred religious Scripture notwithstanding, the Constitution nonetheless simply supersedes all when it comes to our unitary Civil and Criminal Justice System. Period.

Yet, not everyone on either side of the issue seems to be getting this message that was promulgated by the Founding Fathers and repeatedly enforced by the Supreme Court since. Religious freedom, yes, but one set of rules are used to adjudicate disputes. Besides new laws & upcoming court decisions to clarify this reality, might the AGs at the federal and state levels have the guts to issue authoritative (if not binding) “Opinions” giving guidance on handling Sharia Law while reinforcing the supremacy of American Jurisprudence?

Davd Soul