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Robertson, Sekulow Claim That Sharia Law Is Headed To The Constitution

Jay Sekulow’s American Center for Law and Justice, which was founded by Pat Robertson, has become a leading anti-Muslim legal outfit despite its supposed commitment to religious liberty(link is external). The group, for instance, tried to block the construction of the Park 51 Islamic Center(link is external) and promotes paranoia(link is external) over “creeping Sharia(link is external).” Today on The 700 Club(link is external), Robertson and Sekulow discussed a tragic case in Iran where a Christian pastor faces execution for apostasy(link is external). But the conversation quickly turned to panic about the purported use of Sharia law in the United States. Robertson and Sekulow had harsh words for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who referred(link is external) to the notion of “creeping Sharia” as “crazy.” In fact, Sekulow made the case that Sharia law is well on its way to inclusion in the Constitution(link is external):