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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

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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 21 OP

And what about JustAnotherGen Sep 21 #1

Meanwhile, they're imposing their own version of sharia law on us. greatauntoftriplets Sep 21 #2

These people have zero self-awareness MLWR Sep 21 #3

On the contrary, I believe they know exactly what they're doing - throwing more red meat to their base. groundloop Sep 21 #5

Christian Nationalism is the US version of Sharia Law. MAGA loves it! They just don't like it being called.. CousinIT Sep 21 #4

Ban what doesn't exist. To rile up "the base" Grins Sep 21 #6

Amish should be first. twodogsbarking Sep 21 #7

Fine. Then force the repukes to define and detail exactly what "sharia" law is. Javaman Sep 21 #8

Randy Fine is a grade A Florida asshole Zorro Sep 21 #9

Cool. Do Christofascism too SSJVegeta Sep 21 #10

I would like to see Christian law banned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Sep 21 #11

The problem is - and conservatives have never stopped talking long enough to hear this - 1) no sharia-based law Martin68 Sep 21 #12

Contracts are enforceable only because they rest upon statute and case law hueymahl Sep 21 #18

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

If they are going to do this, they have to ban religious law in general tornado34jh Sep 21 #13

Those republicans, always standing up for the Constitution. mwb970 Sep 21 #14

I wish they would also ban Chrirhia law (pronounced Cry RHEE uh), the Christian counterpart ot Sharia law /nt progree Sep 21 #15

"We can't allow 'foreign systems' to undermine the Constitution. That's OUR job!" Beartracks Sep 21 #16

Let's not forget how awful Sharia Law is hueymahl Sep 21 #17

But we must inform the meaning and scope of Sharia law. alfredo Sep 21 #22

So they want a law to tell the courts to obey the constitution? jgmiller Sep 21 #19

I hear they want to ban the teaching of schools in the Unkechaug language. DFW Sep 21 #20

Sharia law alfredo Sep 21 #21