Ready For The End? New Jersey Judge Upholds Sharia Law Over U.S. Law

[twyacht]

http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/new-jersey-judge-rules-islamic-sharia-law-trumps-u-s-law/

New Jersey Judge Rules Islamic Sharia Law Trumps U.S. Law
Posted on August 7, 2010 by creeping

Fortunately, the ruling was overturned, but it’s obvious sharia is creeping.

A New Jersey family court judge’s decision not to grant a restraining order to a woman who was sexually abused by her Moroccan husband and forced repeatedly to have sex with him is sounding the alarm for advocates of laws designed to ban Shariah in America.

Judge Joseph Charles, in denying the restraining order to the woman after her divorce, ruled that her ex-husband felt he had behaved according to his Muslim beliefs — and that he did not have “criminal desire to or intent to sexually assault” his wife.

According to the court record, the man’s wife — a Moroccan woman who had recently immigrated to the U.S. at the time of the attacks — alleged:

“Defendant forced plaintiff to have sex with him while she cried. Plaintiff testified that defendant always told her “this is according to our religion. You are my wife, I c[an] do anything to you. The woman, she should submit and do anything I ask her to do.”

In considering the woman’s plea for a restraining order after the couple divorced, Charles ruled in June 2009 that a preponderance of the evidence showed the defendant had harassed and assaulted her, but “The court believes that [defendant] was operating under his belief that it is, as the husband, his desire to have sex when and whether he wanted to, was something that was consistent with his practices and it was something that was not prohibited.”

Charles’ ruling was overturned last month by New Jersey’s Appellate Court, which ruled that the husband’s religious beliefs were irrelevant and that the judge, in taking them into consideration, “was mistaken.”

The woman’s lawyer, Jennifer Donnelly of New Jersey Legal Services, told FoxNews.com that Charles’ ruling should add to the case for a proposed Oklahoma law, which will be on the ballot in November, which would ban judges from considering “international law or Shariah Law” in their rulings.

“Those who don’t want the bill to pass say, ‘there’s really no need for it because why would a judge walk down that road of religion?’” Donnelly said.

“Clearly here, this judge did walk down that road. He may not have said ‘Shariah law.’ But I think it’s indicative that, in trying to be respectful of religion, judges venture into a very slippery slope.”

Donnelly said she was surprised when Charles refused to issue a restraining order, adding that the only tipoffs that it might happen were questions he put to the husband’s imam when he testified in the case.

The Appeals Court ruling notes, “The imam testified regarding Islamic law as it relates to sexual behavior. The imam confirmed that a wife must comply with her husband’s sexual demands, because the husband is prohibited from obtaining sexual satisfaction elsewhere.

“However, a husband was forbidden to approach his wife ‘like any animal.’ … he acknowledged that New Jersey law considered coerced sex between married people to be rape.”

Charles, a former New Jersey state senator, declined to comment on his ruling. The husband, who represented himself in court, remains unnamed, as does his ex-wife.

While the judge in the case did not specifically mention Islamic or Shariah law, Robert Spencer, director of JihadWatch.com, said he might as well have.

“This is a ruling that is strictly in line with Islamic law, which does indeed declare that a wife may not refuse her husband sex under virtually any circumstances,” Spencer said. “The only legal framework that would not consider marital rape to be sexual assault is Shariah.”

The husband in the case has been indicted on criminal charges and is expected to face trial in the fall.

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When does it stop? Honor Killings are OK, because Islamic law says its OK? Who is this stupid judge that should be sexually assaulted himself, because some freakin bastard says his religion says its allowed.....

OBTW, the MSM is mum on this,.....sometimes I miss lynching almost as much as tar & feathering....

Thankfully, this asshats ruling was overturned. He should be removed from the bench, and sent to Afghanistan, to help with that infidel image....

Gee, what would Marshal'ette think about this?



Savages...

[jaybet]

This is another example of an incompetent political hack being appointed to a position where he can do damage. US and NJ law is ALL he should consider. If my religion was that I should sleep with TWO wives every night would he uphold that for me? HELL no.  This muslim stuff is BS. Send the judge back to chasing ambulances and zoning ordinaces.

[fightingquaker13]

Amen to the above. Only downside to the OK law is singling out Sharia. Its dead letter if it does that. Substitute out instead Religious and you're fine. Plus its neccessary, as the whacko Mormon cultists with child brides and Hindu arranged marriages make clear.
FQ13

[Rob10ring]

Amen to the above. Only downside to the OK law is singling out Sharia. Its dead letter if it does that. Substitute out instead Religious and you're fine. Plus its neccessary, as the whacko Mormon cultists with child brides and Hindu arranged marriages make clear.
FQ13

Those guys with the child brides aren't Mormons. They are "fundamentalist" mormons and the zionists, and such -  completely separate fabrications, not involved with the actual "Mormons".

[fightingquaker13]

Those guys with the child brides aren't Mormons. They are "fundamentalist" mormons and the zionists, and such -  completely separate fabrications, not involved with the actual "Mormons".

Regardless, non-muslim yahoos. My point is that the 1A clearly prohibits singling out any one religion for favor or disfavor. It comes right after the "Congress shall make no law bit". Therefore, any such law has to be religously neutral. In this case fundamentalist mormons let us say, "see, its not just aimed at muslims", thus it passes muster.
FQ13

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[Pathfinder]

The MSM is mum on this for a good reason. This ruling by the asshat judge was well over a year ago - old news. And it was overturned earlier this year IIRC.

And as chair of the local Planning and Zoning Commission, I do not want this "incompetent political hack" writing any zoning rules. They are hard enough to figure out - and enforce - and we don't need any further complications. I have publicly stated that P&Z is there to help the citizens and not be a part of the repressive regimes we see elsewhere. Wankers like this judge are probably ignorant "useful idiot" types of statists and I do not want them near zoning or any other form of gummint. Maybe he can get a job at McDonald's?

[philw]

and he still has his job how

[crusader rabbit]

and he still has his job how

And that is the real question here.  How is it that this azzhat still wears the robes?  Wake up, America. Sheesh...

[jaybet]

The MSM is mum on this for a good reason. This ruling by the asshat judge was well over a year ago - old news. And it was overturned earlier this year IIRC.

And as chair of the local Planning and Zoning Commission, I do not want this "incompetent political hack" writing any zoning rules. They are hard enough to figure out - and enforce - and we don't need any further complications. I have publicly stated that P&Z is there to help the citizens and not be a part of the repressive regimes we see elsewhere. Wankers like this judge are probably ignorant "useful idiot" types of statists and I do not want them near zoning or any other form of gummint. Maybe he can get a job at McDonald's?

My suggestion that he be relegated to chasing ambulances and zoning variances meant that he should be thrown off the bench and go back to being the suckup, slimeball, asshat attorney he probably was before he got his reward for being a good political toady. Most of the zoning attorneys I've had experience with couldn't perform well enough to work at McDonalds.

[tt11758]

Got rope?