Oklahoma is generally thought of as a backwater by the rest of the country and I suspect big parts of the industrialized world. Oklahoma State Question 755 passed with 71% of Okies voting for it. It bans state judges from considering Shariah or International law when deciding cases. I’m not sure what problem they were trying to solve…even preemptively. It is currently in suspension awaiting legal action.
In this Bible Belt state you have got to wonder where acceptance and tolerance have gone. My reading of the Bible leads me to think that they should be the backbone of Christianity.
Shariah at the Kumback Café Frank Rich Editorial at The New York Times
From the article:
‘To understand U.S. politics today, try “It’s the fear element, stupid.”’
This seems to be part of a bigger movement to breed fear and paint our President as “un-American”. I’m not sure what an “American” is except one of a group of immigrants living in a common land, hopefully with some shared goals.
Apparently tolerance for differences is not one of those goals.