What is Religious law?
'''Religious law''' comes from the [[Religious text|sacred texts]] of various [[religion]]s.<ref name=RaischHGLS>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Religious_Legal_Systems.html#_Religious_legal_systems |title=Religious Legal Systems in Comparative Law: A Guide to Introductory Research |author=Marylin Johnson Raisch |publisher=Hauser Global Law School, New York University |access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> They cover most parts of personal and [[contract law]].<ref name=RaischHGLS/> Most religious law systems are either based on [[Islamic law]] (Sharia) or [[Halakha|Judaic law]] (''Halakha'').<ref name=Hoffman4>Marci Hoffman; Mary Rumsey, ''International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook'', Second Edition (Leiden; Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012), p. 4</ref> Religious laws generally are used in [[countries]] that also have other legal systems such as [[Civil law|civil]] or [[common law]].<ref name=Hoffman4/> == Comparisons == Religious laws are seen to be [[wikt:eternal|eternal]] and do not change over time.<ref name=CULS>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/legal_systems |title=Legal systems |publisher=Cornell University Law School |access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Secular laws (non-religious) can be changed by their [[lawmaker]]s.<ref name=CULS/> Religious laws govern people's [[behavior]]s and their [[belief]]s.<ref name=CULS/> Secular laws deal with people's actions and how they affect other people. In religious law, disputes are settled by officials of that religion combining the actions of a [[judge]] and a [[priest]].<ref name=CULS/> In secular systems the [[judiciary]] is independent.<ref name=CULS/> == Religious legal systems == === Sharia === Sharia deals with many topics, including [[crime]], [[politics]], marriage contracts, [[trade regulations]], religious instructions, and [[economics]]. It also covers personal matters such as [[sexual intercourse]], [[hygiene]], [[diet]], [[prayer]], everyday [[etiquette]] and [[fasting]]. [[Wikt:adhere|Adherence]