With a public hearing over a proposed mosque in Broken Arrow looming, a state lawmaker wants to ban the use of Sharia law in Oklahoma.
Rep. Gabe Woolley (R-Broken Arrow) filed House Joint Resolution 1040 to address concerns about the influence of Sharia law and, “reaffirm the authority of the U.S. Constitution in Oklahoma.”
HJR1040 would place a constitutional amendment before voters that would prohibit the use of Sharia law or any similar foreign legal code in Oklahoma courts. Woolley — who did not mention the mosque proposal specifically in his announcement — believes Sharia law, “is a political ideology painted as a religion…