I have not read the book in question (have you?), but...
He wrote a book about Islam that suggests America should set up a separate court system for Muslims
Under current US law, parties to a civil dispute can agree to take the case to arbitration, and they can use a religious court as an arbitrator. Many Jews use Jewish religious courts to settle their disputes, and the law protects their right to do so.
a separate banking system
If some people want to set up a bank that does not loan money at interest, and others want to deposit their money in that bank, why should I care?
Laws like women wearing head veils, no dogs allowed, no religions other than Islam.
Given that Imam Rauf’s wife herself does not wear a veil (see the second picture here), I find this assertion about his book hard to believe.
Re: I hope I can have a difference of opinion
He wrote a book about Islam that suggests America should set up a separate court system for Muslims
Under current US law, parties to a civil dispute can agree to take the case to arbitration, and they can use a religious court as an arbitrator. Many Jews use Jewish religious courts to settle their disputes, and the law protects their right to do so.
a separate banking system
If some people want to set up a bank that does not loan money at interest, and others want to deposit their money in that bank, why should I care?
Laws like women wearing head veils, no dogs allowed, no religions other than Islam.
Given that Imam Rauf’s wife herself does not wear a veil (see the second picture here), I find this assertion about his book hard to believe.