Senate Candidate Roy Moore Claims Sharia Law is in Midwest cities

Roy Moore
There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. Christian communities; I don’t know if they may be Muslim communities.

But Sharia law is a little different from American law. It is founded on religious concepts.

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Jeff Stein
Which American communities are under Sharia law? When did they fall under Sharia law?

Roy Moore
Well, there’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana — up there. I don't know.

Jeff Stein
That seems like an amazing claim for a Senate candidate to make.

Roy Moore
Well, let me just put it this way — if they are, they are; if they’re not, they’re not.

That doesn’t matter. Oklahoma tried passing a law restricting Sharia law, and it failed. Do you know about that?

Jeff Stein
No, I don’t.

Roy Moore
Well, it did. The thing about it is it shouldn’t have failed because it can be restricted because it’s based on religious principles ...

Be careful on the religion because it’s very confusing. People don’t explain the definition of religion. Put it right at the top, “Religion is the duties you owe to the creator and the manner of discharging it,” per the United States Supreme Court, per Joseph Story.

When you define religion we get it all straight. You’re free to worship Buddha and Muhammed. The reason that is free is because of Christian principles. Because of the two tables of the law — the first table can’t be directed by government. He never gave Caesar the authority over the rights of conscience. In fact, it says it right here if you look right there, that the rights of conscience are beyond the reach of any human power; they are given by God and cannot be encroached on by any human authority without a criminal disobedience of the precepts of natural or revealed religion. ...

Jeff Stein
I’d like to learn more about the communities in America you think are under Sharia law.

Roy Moore
I was informed that there were. But if they’re not, it doesn’t matter. Sharia law incorporates Muslim law into the law. That’s not what we do. We do not punish people according to the Christian precepts of our faith — so there’s a difference.

I’ll just say: I don’t know if there are. I understand that there are some.

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Somerville said:

Yep, the man who once ruled in a court case that the State has the "power of the sword" to end homosexuality, because the Bible says so, is upset that Muslims are trying to impose their religious beliefs in American cities - except they aren't

In an interview with Vox.com, Moore said

Please note the hypocrisy. The man is arguing against Sharia law because, "It is founded on religious concepts." while claiming American law is based on religious (Christian/biblical) concepts.

By the way when the Vox reporter presses Moore to support his statement about communities that have Sharia law, he is unable to do so.

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Beaudreaux said:

Moore is a religious zealot, and a full tilt nut. If he makes it to the US Senate it will not be good for the state of Alabama. The Senate and the country will be fine, because he'll be kept under control by the other 99 Senators, but Alabama will be hurting because they'll only have one Senator to represent them that's not a religious wack job.

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Unitedwestand13 said:

Luckily Alabama has a choice: they can choose Moore, or prosecutor Doug Jones

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Beaudreaux said:

Moore is a religious zealot, and a full tilt nut. If he makes it to the US Senate it will not be good for the state of Alabama. The Senate and the country will be fine, because he'll be kept under control by the other 99 Senators, but Alabama will be hurting because they'll only have one Senator to represent them that's not a religious wack job.

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