"... Now if you can't, or refuse to answer then one would have to assume that you side with the affirmative...."

I could give a "you know what" about Sharia Law...or your silly question.

If you guys want to get all hysterical over something so peripheral, that's up to you.

With people like Sonia, Pauline and Jacquie - great minds of the 21st century (not) - tickling the plebs up, it's not surprising to see it reverberating around OLO at a rate of knots.

What - Muslims 2% of the population and you fellas going all hot and cold in rabid dread.

Laughable really....

Do not be mistaken elements of Shariah law are already being practiced in Australia, it is just that our Elected representatives have not introduced, and our police do not enforce.

Criminal elements no matter who must face the consequence of their action.

Hi Poirot,

Yes, only 2 %. The proportion of Muslim women of All Australians would be even lower, say 1 %.

1 %. Gord almighty. So why give a toss about their rights ? Child marriage, Muslim women's children taken overseas and never seen again, discriminatory property rights, women being beaten with impunity (as long as the bruises don't show), marital rape, genital mutilation, none of this matters to the 'Left'. They're only anonymous women anyway, Muslim women, none of our business. And only 1 %. Piss.

So that's a 'YES' then ?

Joe

To all of you who think Sharia law would never get gurnsey in Australia, might I ask why you believe this? Is it because you trust Australian politicians to prevent it? Is it because Australia is a 'Christian country"? I'm sorry, but I cannnot imagine any other reasons why you think that we are not in danger of seeing Sharia, in some form, operating in Australia. You see, I'm very dubious that it would be prevented by our politicians if there was a vote in it for them. And, does anyone still think that we a Christian country, with enough people of faith left to "fight the good fight". I really admire your optimism. But then
I remember the (one before the current, think) Archbishop of Canterbury, the second most powerful and influential religious leader in the world afer the Pope, being very keen on experimenting with Sharia law in Britain. Then there's the ABC and Geraldine Doog on 'Compass' preaching the 'good' things about Islam (all the while using taxpayer dollars to lambast a media personality and an elected politician who say 'awful' things about Muslims and Islam, show their lack of even basic education by by referring to the criticism of a religio/political system as racism). Tell if you really have that much faith in our dumb, self-serving politicians; in pillars of the church too busy kiddy-fiddling and sucking up to weird ideas to have time to defend their faith against insidious Islam. Or do you have faith in the big-mouth trend setters who don't know the difference between 'race' and 'religion'. I doubt very much that a single one of you will be able to respond with any conviction that we are safe from Sharia law.

poirot: I could give a "you know what" about Sharia Law...or your silly question. If you guys want to get all hysterical over something so peripheral, that's up to you.

No it's not a silly question & it's nor peripheral. It's a very important question & one that is pertinent to this debate.

So I take it that you support Sharia Law for Australia. & that's the reason you refuse to come straight out & say "Yes." You couldn't say "No" because that would be denying Allah & you would go straight to Hell, don't pass "Go" or collect 200 Male virgins. ;-)

I guess Syria would be good for you. I feel that you would fit in quite well there.

poirot: What - Muslims 2% of the population and you fellas going all hot and cold in rabid dread.

Yes 2% too many unfortunately & what's happening in the rest of the World will soon happen here if the percentage goes any higher. Sonya, Hanson, Jacqui & the rest of us good Australians have good reason to be in rabid dread.

Hi JayB,

I don't know if Poirot would be entitled to her 200 male virgins: just after 9/11, I looked up Islam-Online and found a serious discussion about whether or not a woman could be a martyr (yes, if she fell down a well getting water for her family, or if she was kicked to death by a camel doing he same). The discussion dwelt also on how many male virgins she was entitled to and, in their wisdom, the imams and emirs found that a woman martyr was entitled to only one male virgin. Sorry, Poirot, that's Shari'a for you :)

I wish feminists, or ex-feminists, would try to understand that Shari'a is most oppressive to Muslim women. They're already coming under it, in spite of Australia's legal system. Many young Muslim girls are being genitally mutilated; many are being sent overseas at 12 and 13 to get married to blokes twice, three times, their age. Many women are in polygamous marriages here already.

No: Australian values, Australian law.

Joe