NORTH CAROLINA PASSES ANTI-SHARIA LAW

◼ The legislation passed without Gov. Pat McCrory signing it. He called the bill “unnecessary” but still did not veto it, so it became the law of the state on Sunday. - Breitbart

◼ North Carolina becomes 7th state to ban Muslim Sharia law - Deseret News

North Carolina now joins Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee, according to Religion News Service, in banning Islamic Sharia law. A constitutional amendment seeking the same change in Alabama will be on the 2014 ballot. In Missouri, the governor vetoed an anti-Sharia bill because of its potential impact on international adoptions.

But the law in Oklahoma was struck down in court as unconstitutional, according to the Progressive Pulse, because it discriminated among religions without justification.

North Carolina lawmakers tried to avoid that problem by not mentioning Sharia in the legislation but instead banning enforcement of all foreign laws.

Supporters hailed the bill as an important safeguard that protects the American legal system from foreign laws that are incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, RNS reported, while critics argued the Constitution already overrides foreign laws.

◼ Anti-Sharia Bill Passed In North Carolina Without Governor Pat McCrory's Signature - Huffington Post

The North Carolina ban is limited to family law; bans in other states are broader, applying to commercial law, contract law and other types of laws.

◼ North Carolina bans judges from turning to Shariah law to decide cases - Washington Times