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A proposed Tennessee law would make following the Islamic code known as Shariah law a felony, punishable by 15 years in jail.
State Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, and state Rep. Judd Matheny, R-Tullahoma, introduced the same bill in the Senate and House last week. It calls Shariah law a danger to homeland security and gives the attorney general authority to investigate complaints and decide who's practicing it.
I don't know about you, but I think this is briliant. I certainly can't imagine a better way to defend American constitutional principles than to put people in jail for the free exercise of religion in their own homes. And even better, it's absolutely critical that government be given the power to investigate every single American to see if they are engaged in illegal religious acts.
In fact, the only real problem with this legislation is that fifteen years really doesn't seem like enough time. And jail might be too soft a punishment. Perhaps a ritual stoning would make more sense. The good news is that if we wait long enough, a Republican will surely come along and propose just such a measure. Thank God.