Citing risk to adoptions, Missouri gov. vetoes anti-Shariah bill

June 5, 2013

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(RNS) Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a bill that would have made his state the seventh in the nation to prohibit judges from considering Shariah, or Islamic law, and other “foreign laws” in their decisions.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Photo courtesy Gov. Jay Nixon’s office
But rather than citing the usual arguments about anti-Muslim discrimination and the freedom of religion, Nixon introduced a new argument against such legislation, asserting it would make it harder for Missouri families to adopt children from overseas.

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