Hope all goes well for you VillagerII! Winter should be a good time to bike in The Villages and you've got alot of miles to do! :wave:

Since the American Indian, aka, Native America, was here first, and we, the friendly white man, being the good hearted folks that we are, stole their land, killed them off with smallpox and liquor, they have earned the right to have their own courts, land and of course the Casinos. We won the war but they are getting all the money. What goes around comes around.

So the answer to your questions: No it does not give the Muslims the right to set up their own courts in our land.

Countries have been invading and occupying other countries since the cave men would take over one cave because it was better then their own. I personally do not buy this reparation nonsense. How far back in history will this be pertinent?

Until we white men take back the casinos. LOL

Yes, they took it from us, we should reciprocate.:loco:

IMHO the USA made a mistake(s) and did no favors by settling Native Americans on reservations. It would have been better and more humane to have had the them assimilate into society. I'm just saying.

As to the movement west by white settlers hasn't history shown this was inevitable and been a beneficial result for the world.

We can not make judgements about things that happened many years ago. It is easy to second guess when a 150 years have passed. We do not know the mindset of people back then. Maybe many people lost relatives in the wars with the Indians. There was mistrust on both sides. Just like when Japan viciously attacked us. People were suspect of all Japanese people and rightfully so at the time.
I am sick and tired of people trying to rewrite history and depicting heros as villains and villains as heros. The politically correct will try their best to rewrite history.

"I'm sure all the pro-choice people will appreciate that in the case of fornication, the gal is stoned while the guy goes scott free. I guess Sharia Law doesn't think a woman has the right to do what she wants with her own body..... "

HUH?????? Your comment makes no sense.

America Is Based On Freedom Of Religion
 

In case you aren't aware, the Detroit area, with a large part of the population in the western suburb of Dearborn, is the largest concentration of Muslims outside of Baghdad. They follow Sharia Law, the moral code and religious law of Islam.

So as long as the United States continues to permit it's residents to practice the religion of their choice, we're going to have concentrations of people, such as in Detroit, that practice religion and beliefs that may be different from our own. While we may disagree with the basis of their religion, we have no legal right to limit their religious beliefs in any way. Like it or not, that's just the way America is.

Those in Michigan who "follow Sharia law" are subject to American jurisprudence which renders their beliefs as quaint, to put it nicely.

the only difference in the differing religions present today is the minority groups have incentive to go after what ever they do not like in what they call Christian beliefs. Why incentives?
Because the permissive and PC authorities have deteriorated to the point where they will not offend the requesting group.....the minority groups know this and exploit it....hence the majority gets trampled time and time again....at least until they rise up and fight back. As many of the frivolous and outright stupid requests are overturned.

btk

I really don't care what flavor of religion you follow or believe in. Rape my wife or my daughter and guess who gets stoned. Guess again, he ain't gonna like it much.

Trumped!
 

You're absolutely right, Richie. The Muslims can believe in Sharia Law, but so long as they live in this country, our criminal and tort laws trump their beliefs.

VK, the belief in Sharia Law or any other foreign or custom may not prevail, even if agreed to by both parties. We are a nation of law and only one law. The tendency has been to accept Sharia as part of an agreement. Sharia courts and elder decisions violate the entire fabric of our rule of law.

i agree
 

i agree wholeheartedly with BBQMan....