So ... is it safe to assume then that this is accepted practice in SA? Well, not accepted practice as in it happens everyday - but does anyone remember if this was "ok" with the general public and the government? To put it bluntly, it's better for a girl to die than be touched by a man who isn't her husband or father?
-rc > > > That was Saudi Arabia if I am not mistaken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:06 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Makes you shake your head. > > > > We should not bend our laws because of backward practices of some > > religions. I agree 100% about the blood boiling. I remember > reading a > > story a few months back where the religous police of some > country, I > > forget where, allowed school girls to burn to death because the > > firemen would see them in an 'inappropriate' stage. > > > > My god... does someone really believe it's better for a > young girl to > > die... to burn to death... to protect her chastity? -rc > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
