Reply #7: I don't see the connection to first nations in Canada.

[ozone_man]

In the U.S. and Canada, indigenous people have a degree of autonomy, and for good reason. They were the first inhabitants and have land claims to large regions of both countries. I believe this system is appropriate.

This imposition of Islamic law on the British legal system is quite distinct from that, though I understand why the Archbishop would want to draw the parallel.

I agree with onager, this is a slippery slope that we don't want to go down. Don't compromise an inch of secular law that applies to everyone. No exceptions.