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trotsky

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7. Proceed with caution.

Reply to Yorktown (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2015, 06:30 AM

May 2015

Under no circumstances can they be allowed to replace the US legal system for criminal or civil cases. Are there a few areas - personal disputes, family issues - where they could be allowed to operate? Probably, but every decision should be subject to review by a civil authority just to be sure.

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Do you support religious arbitration courts? (Irving TX controversy) [View all] Yorktown May 2015 OP

Background information in chronological order from the Texas Group: TexasTowelie May 2015 #1

Thanks for the links. Worrisome. Yorktown May 2015 #2

Strange those that fear a foreign law safeinOhio May 2015 #3

It would be hell on wheels if Mosaic law was applied Yorktown May 2015 #6

Orthodox Jews have used rabinical courts for a long time here. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #4

Religion is granted far too much leeway Yorktown May 2015 #5

Proceed with caution. trotsky May 2015 #7

This bit of Texas bigotry occurred in March. cbayer May 2015 #8

I can prove to you you do not understand the case and/or did not read what I posted Yorktown May 2015 #9

You are pushing an ugly and bigoted agenda here. cbayer May 2015 #10

You were proven wrong, and you're making two new mistakes. Yorktown May 2015 #11

Breitbart and Geller support you 100% cbayer May 2015 #12

LOL yeah, right, run away rather than concede you were wrong Yorktown May 2015 #13

Some posters have a long history of carving out special exceptions for religion... trotsky May 2015 #14

Some posters seem to think painting others black will change the facts. Yorktown May 2015 #16

bravo bayer! when confronted with your own stunning mistakes, smear your opponent Warren Stupidity May 2015 #15

Now you will see the tried and true, used many times... Fix The Stupid May 2015 #18

Nothing nil desperandum May 2015 #17