Quote Originally Posted by SwedishFish View Post
Of course there is pressure. But it's a free society, they have the option to choose not to, and they know it.
Classic head in the sand attitude. If you had any idea what life was like for women in a traditional, conservative, muslim household, you would realize what crap that statement is.

I'm appalled by the responses of my fellow lefties in this thread. Allowing sharia judges to make binding enforcable rulings based on Islamic law is a huge step backward for women's rights. If this story had been identical except that it was about some kind of kangaroo Christian court making rulings, you'd all be screaming your bloody heads off.

So, instead of petty bickering about the validity of the news source, (which is simply a cowardly way of avoiding the true issue), why can't the left just step up to the plate and answer the true question here: Do you or don't you think it's a good idea to allow a bunch of bearded old men to make rulings in law based on a bunch of misogynistic ideas from centuries ago?