Muslims shot in New Zealand mosques

[christiefan915]

Sure!

Saudi Arabia has a serious child-marriage problem.

It's emblematic of the nation's struggle between modernity and traditional Islam. But the lives of thousands of little girls are being destroyed as the Saudi government ponderously debates a solution.

Child marriage has been acceptable, even encouraged, in many Islamic states since the religion was born. After all, among the prophet Muhammad's dozen wives was Aisha, who is believed to have been 6 or 7 years old when the two were married. But in Saudi Arabia, at least, the practice slammed headlong into modern values last spring, when a Saudi court refused to nullify the marriage of an 8-year-old girl from Unaiza to a man in his late 50s.

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/brink...ia-3270366.php

[christiefan915]

If all Muslims were killers we would be in big trouble because there are a lot of Muslims on the planet. I could not walk down the streets of Houston. I could not leave my house.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...u-might-think/

Houston has the largest population of Muslims in the South.

I didn't know that about Houston, interesting.

[Legion]

You're deluded. Have you condemned the Mormon fundamentalist pedos or only Muslims?

I condemn all pedophiles, and especially those whose superstitious beliefs encourage them to molest children.

The difference is that in the West, they go to jail when they get caught, tried, and convicted, because our governments don't espouse a religious justification for the reprehensible actions of kiddy diddlers.

[christiefan915]

I seem to recall that the Catholic priesthood has some skeletons in that particular closet. Your poutrage seems suspiciously selective.

We're talking about religions that sanction child brides. Catholic priests don't marry child brides or any other brides.

[kudzu]

Sure!






Saudi Arabia has a serious child-marriage problem.

It's emblematic of the nation's struggle between modernity and traditional Islam. But the lives of thousands of little girls are being destroyed as the Saudi government ponderously debates a solution.

Child marriage has been acceptable, even encouraged, in many Islamic states since the religion was born. After all, among the prophet Muhammad's dozen wives was Aisha, who is believed to have been 6 or 7 years old when the two were married. But in Saudi Arabia, at least, the practice slammed headlong into modern values last spring, when a Saudi court refused to nullify the marriage of an 8-year-old girl from Unaiza to a man in his late 50s.

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/brink...ia-3270366.php

The age of marriage in KSA has gone up steadily in the past 20 years from 17 to 22-24.

Aisha was born before the Call so she was between 17 and 19.

Atlanta, Georgia has a huge problem with sex trafficking in girls under 16..

You are simply ignorant.

[Legion]

I didn't know that about Houston.

That's because it isn't true. It's an estimate based on polling.

[Stretch]

She's right. She said "What good are your thoughts & prayers when they don’t even keep the pews safe?"

Now people can't even count on their religious house as a sanctuary for getting a few minutes of peace and prayer.

She has an uninformed worldly view of what prayer is all about. It's not about wishing for a magic genie to grant our every request.

[christiefan915]

So you say. Link up to your condemnations of the constant and widespread Ilam-based repression of people by Muslim nations.

I'll understand if you can't, naturally.

Perhaps you should link up to my endorsement of Islam-based repression, since you think I approve of it.

[Cypress]

If all Muslims were killers we would be in big trouble because there are a lot of Muslims on the planet. I could not walk down the streets of Houston. I could not leave my house.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...u-might-think/

Houston has the largest population of Muslims in the South.

I have always been a little startled by the anti-Muslim bigotry the rightwing on this message board has indulged in for over a decade.

Who would not want neighbors who do not drink, do not party, do not do drugs, and are law abiding and devout? Muslim-Americans are among our nation's best citizens, and I would really appreciate having neighbors like that.

[Legion]

The age of marriage in KSA has gone up steadily in the past 20 years from 17 to 22-24.

So you say. Does this alleged increase in age involve averaging among multiple wives?

Aisha was born before the Call so she was between 17 and 19.

Who told you that?

Atlanta, Georgia has a huge problem with sex trafficking in girls under 16.

Of course it does. Ther's a large Muslim population there.

[Stretch]

I hope you have the ethical standing to apply the exact same principle to other religions, because Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism condemn and do not sanction, murder, mayhem, and the killing of innocents. And anyone engaged in those activities is acting outside the boundaries of the accepted and conventional religious practice.

Yeah, that's the point I was making. Especially those who kill babies (innocents).

[Legion]

I would really appreciate having neighbors like that.

I imagine you have some. I bet you don't stalk or harass their women.

[christiefan915]

I condemn all pedophiles, and especially those whose superstitious beliefs encourage them to molest children.

The difference is that in the West, they go to jail when they get caught, tried, and convicted, because our governments don't espouse a religious justification for the reprehensible actions of kiddy diddlers.

Mormon marriage involving underage girls was not tried and convicted throughout its existence. In fact it still exists unhampered in some areas. Perhaps you should dig deeper into FLDS in order to up your game on the topic.

[Phantasmal]

The age of marriage in KSA has gone up steadily in the past 20 years from 17 to 22-24.

Aisha was born before the Call so she was between 17 and 19.

Atlanta, Georgia has a huge problem with sex trafficking in girls under 16..

You are simply ignorant.

The age of consent is 13 in Japan, that blew me away!

[Legion]

Perhaps you should link up to my endorsement of Islam-based repression, since you think I approve of it.

If I'd claimed you "approve of it," you'd have a point.

Since I didn't, you don't.

If you're going to ask others to selectively condemn religious practitioners/adherents who molest children, shouldn't you be able to prove that you have condemned Muslim molesters?