Gringrich unveiled the idea on Thursday night during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. The former Georgia congressman was originally booked to discuss the possibility of becoming the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but pivoted to a discussion of Islam while commenting on the recent horrific truck attack that killed dozens in Nice, France.
“Western civilization is in a war,” Gingrich said. “We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in shariah, they should be deported. Sharia is incompatible with Western civilization.” Gingrich, like many before him, talks about shariah as if it is a codified ideology out there, without talking about whose shariah, which interpretation of shariah.
Critics have noted several problems with Gingrich’s proposal, such as how it directly conflicts with most historic interpretations of First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the free exercise of religion. But as scholars who study Islam and Islamic communities have pointed out, Gingrich’s position also fundamentally misunderstands the concept of shariah, something that has been contested within Muslim communities for centuries.
“Gingrich, like many before him, talks about shariah as if it is a codified ideology out there, without talking about whose shariah, which interpretation of shariah,”....
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/15/3798676/newt-gingrich-shariah-law/
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