Another Anti-Sharia Measure Pops Up in House

Another anti-Sharia measure received a surprise hearing in the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday, even though there was no advance notice for the hearing. HJR 43 is a constitutional amendment by Dan Flynn, R-Van, stating that a “court of this state may not enforce, consider, or apply any religious or cultural law.” Strangely, the […]

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2013 #TXLege Archive: Sharia Ban Advances in Texas Senate

Note to readers: This is a blog from April 2013 commenting on the Senate committee passage of Senate Bill 1639, which later failed. Claims of Sharia law posing a threat to Texas and the nation are unfounded and Islamophobic. “The United States and Texas Constitutions are the law of the land, and no religious tradition […]

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Sharia Law in Texas: 'There Is No Problem Here'

A rare moment of rational debate broke out in the Texas Senate last week in the most unlikely of places — a committee hearing on a proposal to ban Texas courts from imposing  “foreign law” (code for Sharia law) on citizens. Hearings on this contentious subject in previous years have been marked by open bigotry and […]

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