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Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Tennessee Law Will Make Practicing Sharia Law a Felony
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Two Republican state lawmakers are trying to make it illegal to practice Shariah law in Tennessee.
Sen. Bill Ketron said his bill aims to curb homegrown terrorism, while those of the Islamic faith say Shariah law doesnt teach people to be terrorists.
Islam and the building of mosques like the one in Antioch have gotten a lot of attention over the past few months, but now the attention is on this proposed bill would make practicing Shariah law a felony.
Its in the news every week that someone is calling jihad, Ketron said. We have to step forward and try to pass some type of legislation.
Ketron said his proposed bill has nothing to do with the building of the mosque in Murfreesboro that received national attention and much opposition from neighbors. But it is, he said, about protecting Tennesseans from radical extremists.
It gives law enforcement officers in our state, if they find the material support of two or more people working together to create terrorism, then we have a right to charge them with a felony, Ketron said.
He said the bill deals solely with those who practice the political part of Shariah law.