There are 17 official religions in Lebanon, each with its own family law and religious courts.
Despite his apology, a religious court convicted him of using insulting language.
He went into hiding and was sentenced to death by a religious court in May 1979.
Riskin won the case and established the first program for the training of women advocates in the religious courts.
There are no religious courts in India, as it is a secular nation.
In 1936, however, the new system was made permanent and the religious courts were abolished.
"This is important because when we're finished we have two bosses, one civilian, the other the religious court," he said.
The group planned to set up a religious court to arbitrate regional disputes.
Also, in religious court they are adults and can marry with their new title of an adult.
Our big problem lies primarily with countries that have religious courts - but not exclusively.