Blogging Religiously

As if AIG wasn’t in enough hot water, the Thomas More Law Center is charging that the American International Group is trying to destroy America by supporting Islamic law.

The Law Center, a public interest firm that defends the religious freedom of Christians, has a lawsuit to stop federal bailouts of AIG, “which engages in Shariah-based Islamic religious activities that are anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-Jewish.”

The focus of the Law Center’s ire seems to be that AIG promotes Islamic-compliant financing, something that growing numbers of financial institutions have been doing in the U.S. and around the world. Islamic law places restrictions on investments and the charging of interest, so many institutions have been trying to provide services that Muslims can use.

The Law Center says: “Use of taxpayer funds to acquire a majority ownership interest in a company that intentionally promotes and funds Shariah-based Islamic religious practices violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”