As with the fluoride-in-the-water thing, there's a difference between commercial choice and state-sponsored mandatory legal framework. Comparing one with the other is like comparing oranges and stiletto shoes.
As for Sharia itself, I'd strongly recommend idiots like Williams read this Judgement from the European Court of Human Rights.
Specifically, this part:
(Caro will like it, there's a French translation also ).. the Court found that sharia was incompatible with the fundamental principles of democracy as set forth in the Convention. It considered that sharia, which faithfully reflects the dogmas and divine rules laid down by religion, is stable and invariable. Principles such as pluralism in the political sphere or the constant evolution of public freedoms have no place in it". According to the Court, it was difficult to declare one’s respect for democracy and human rights while at the same time supporting a regime based on sharia, which clearly diverged from Convention values, particularly with regard to its criminal law and criminal procedure, its rules on the legal status of women and the way it intervened in all spheres of private and public life in accordance with religious precepts.
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