7 July 2008 43 views Comments Print  Email This

Stupid news from the UK.

• The most senior judge in England has officially declared that it is OK to use sharia law to resolve issues among Muslims. The Judge says that Islamic legal principles should be allowed in order to deal with Muslim families, marital arguments and to regulate finance. Inch by inch. So much for being a government of law. Now they’re setting the stage for different religions to develop their own legal systems … and then live under them. This could get confusing.
• A few weeks ago we told you about Muslims who were upset that dogs were being used to sniff for explosives on passenger trains in the UK. Then we had the outrage over the government’s non-emergency campaign using a puppy on its posters. Well we have the latest news on Muslims and dogs … Police sniffer dogs will now have to wear dog booties when searching homes that belong to Muslims so as to not cause offense. They might as well go ahead and wear the booties full time as to never upset Muslims. Sounds like another "Muslims outraged" headline to me. Maybe they should wear little booties on their noses too.
• A government minister in the UK has decided that school children should be locked up inside school grounds in order to stop them from buying unhealthy food. Apparently students who are allowed off campus for lunch or other breaks are eating foods that are unacceptable to the government therefore their solution is to not let students leave school grounds. When it came down to it, researchers found that more children were opting to leave campus for lunch because the government school cafeterias had long lines, lousy facilities and high prices. What a surprise.
• And perhaps the most ridiculous story of today … two government school children were given detention because they refused to kneel down and "pray to Allah" during a religious education class. The boys did not want to take part in the demonstration on how Allah is worshipped, a demonstration which included wearing Muslim garb. Now they will serve detention for insulting the supreme, loving religion of Islam.

From Neals Nuze