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September 30, 2003
Honorable death?
I saw this story on Drudge, but then when I went back to give Drudge credit, the story had been pulled! I guess that means that now there are two stories: the Muslim honor killing, and its disappearance off the Drudge Report site. (I cannot read the mind of Matt Drudge, so I will not speculate, lest I be accused of "hypersensitivity." Might just be an accident....) Anyway, the story is a real charmer: Dad (a strict Muslim named Abdalla Yones) did not like the fact that his daughter had dated a Christian boy, so he broke down the door to the bathroom in which she had barricaded herself and stabbed her eleven times. She died. According to the story, there were twelve such deaths in Britain last year.
posted by Eric on 09.30.03 at 08:25 AM
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Ha! Your comments about what the Old Testament teaches about putting children to death belies your ignorance to the laws the children of Israel lived under. In order to have a more rounded understanding of these laws and why the scriptures say what they do about the death penalty in those times, I would refer you to a terrific book titled "The Majesty of God's Law", by Cleon Skousen. Reading this will explain, to your satisfaction I'm sure, why the scriptures read as they do. Until then, please try to conceal your ignorance and refrain from calling those that believe the scriptures literally as "kooks". You only dishonor yourself. jobiusa · May 12, 2004 12:15 PM Different people have different interpretations of the various religious texts. I think people who would impose their interpretations of religious texts on other people who disagree with them in a free country are in fact kooks. Most Americans would agree with me. Stoning disobedient children might not be your interpretation of the Bible, but it appears to have found some adherents. It isn't a big issue for me personally, as I don't consider these religious texts to be absolute words from God. All of us are, to varying degrees, ignorant, and in need of further enlightenment. There's always a lot to learn, but I very much I doubt I would find Dr. Skousen's teachings helpful. Thanks again! Eric Scheie · May 12, 2004 01:17 PM |
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