[ericschand]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...-20050909.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...nt/3599264.stm

It was a pretty big debate. Fortunately it was quashed, but that doesn't mean the movement was quashed.

"Tried to impose Sharia law" is a gross distortion. They did nothing of
the sort.

The second article you post answers some of the questions and
provides hints:
- "...in Ontario Orthodox Jews are able to settle their civil disputes in religious courts."

- "It could even be a Canadian contribution to an Islamic reformation."

- "[Marion Boyd] hinted strongly to me that the government could not allow Jewish courts and forbid Muslim ones; that would be discrimination."

I believe that aborignal people have their own court/justice system that,
if all participants are willing, can be used. I would imagine that this would
follow in the same way, not that you must use it.

Now, whether people could, or would, be pressured into using it, that
would be interesting to see in the Jewish system.

ers