You cracked it with one word. Voluntarily.
If you think muslims are not brow beaten and threatened if they don't conform to local 'rules'. I mean the area being primarily Muslim then you are deluded. Sharia rules offers loans to muslims virtually interest free. How much would you need to conform to get these loans? Imagine getting a loan and sticking two fingers up to the rules. This is sharia in action.

True but I beleive you are using the word 'law' to furnish your argument. It's not english law to wear a nijhab but if women don't many are beaten. It's not English law to have an arranged marriage but women and men have been killed for not doing it. These are sharia in action so yes no law exists but sharia 'laws' are expected to be followed and even you know or have or could find evidence of the two examples.

As usual, you would rather indulge in semantics than reality.

There is very little voluntary about Islam. You are born into it, and you are expected to abide by its rules.

What happens when Sharia Law conflicts with English law?

Do you think that the Police will be in a hurry to prosecute?

This has become a staggering discussion. The usual culprit hundreds of miles from any of this believes (does he?) that Muslims in areas of high numbers of Muslims like East London, Luton, the midlands, NW England and Yorkshire towns are free to do whatever they like within British law with freedom to do so and without, you know, being beaten or murdered or ordered to return to pakistan. Some just disappear. Not only that but the police are actively involved in the community instead of its community heads calling the shots. It’s as if the taxi gang rapes across the north of England never happened. Still, a nice spring stroll awaits in Cornwall to forget reality.

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We are beginning to expose why this is so important.

If the Islamic community believes that Sharia law must be obeyed, and the rest of us begin to accept that, then there will be a very large problem going forward.

Those impacted badly by Sharia will start to believe that British law does not protect them, and not seek shelter under it.

In my opinion, we need to call this out, every time it rears its head. It's not the Police's job to prosecute. It's making sure that the role of Sharia is clearly understood by those who administer it and by those who use it. That demands intervention and oversight. Standing back and watching is not an option.

I would insist that local authorities have observers who attend hearings, provide advice to users about whether they must accept rulings, and what to do if they don't. Then we need to stop any intimidation and provide the necessary support.

Allowing any alternative system of justice to be practised in the UK is unacceptable. A voluntary mediation service is fine.

Us believing that an alternative system already exists is tantamount to approval. It doesn't, and it mustn't. We need to say so, loudly and clearly.

Tolerating any religious belief is fine. Allowing any belief to think it can adopt a separate way of life, is not. Establishing the difference is what I am addressing.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

The staggering thing is that you seem to think that because this is, it must be.

If people break the law, then let the law deal with them.

If the law doesn't have the resources to do so, provide the resources.

If this needs time, take the time.

We live in Britain. Everyone needs to understand what that means and what they need to do. That includes us.

The grooming gangs are criminals. The law needs to deal with them. The religious beliefs of the criminals are irrelevant to that fact. If we excuse, or even explain, anything because of religion, we have already lost the argument. We must ignore religion and follow the law.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.