Washington Post: By David Waters
The legendary football rivaly between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers began with a 6-6 tie on the third Saturday in October 1901.
Now, the rivaly may soon find a new date and playing field: The First Monday in October, when the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term each year.
A number of state legislatures have introduced bills to ban or limit sharia, or Islamic sacred law, but the anti-sharia shenanigans by legislators in Tennessee and Alabama seem particularly suited for future lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.
In Tennessee, two legislators have introduced a bill to make a crime of “knowingly providing material support or resources” to a “sharia organization.”
The bill tries to distinguish between the religious practice of Islam and the political application of Islam by “sharia organizations” — which it defines as treasonous or terrorist organizations.
As anyone in mosque-fearing Murfreesboro, Tenn., can tell you, the core of sharia are the five pillars of the faith — the creed, daily prayers, fasting during Ramadan, almsgiving and pilgrimage to Mecca.
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