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(RNS) As a federal appeals court in Denver considers whether Oklahoma
voters had the right to ban Islamic law in state courts, a coalition of
Muslim groups say they don't want to live under Shariah law in Michigan
or anywhere else.
An umbrella group called the American Islamic Leadership Conference
recently announced its support for a proposed Michigan law that would
forbid state judges from enforcing foreign laws, including Shariah, when
they violate the U.S. Constitution.
The statement said the group recognized that people of faith had the
right to religious arbiters so long as their decisions didn't conflict
with American law.
