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whathehell

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27. I'll go with the latter..

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 03:06 AM

Aug 2012

Although, to be honest, you really can't compare Christian "oppression", in scope or intensity, to that

of radical muslims. This is the ONLY culture/religion I know of where large numbers of men

have no problem murdering their own daughters/sisters/wives, on some insane basis of "honor".

Some poor 17 year old in Britain was just murdered by her father AND mother for "daring" to

refuse to an arranged marriage.

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Women in India told to cover up or face acid attack [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 OP

Sigh LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #1

Closing in on 400 replies for pubic hair, but this is dropping with 2 LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #3

yup. threads of women's rights or civil rights drop like a stone. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #5

At least (so far) no one is making bad jokes about it.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #15

Burqa threads are usually blockbusters of righteous cultural relativists who believe shrouding women riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #18

There's a person on my FB friends list LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #23

There are even folks here on DU who make that argument riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #36

i think if someone agreed or tried to excuse it, it would get more replies JI7 Aug 2012 #20

This May Point to a Certain Level of Despair at Our Ability to Do Anything About It AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #24

Yeah, that is kinda pathetic, but what can you say about this besides "it totally sucks?" dogknob Aug 2012 #41

in many cases they kill their own mothers sisters, daughters in because of "honor" JI7 Aug 2012 #10

I don't know where to even begin. xmas74 Aug 2012 #48

Is it because of the year? siligut Aug 2012 #2

I'll go with the latter.. whathehell Aug 2012 #27

Great... kiva Aug 2012 #4

conversation heard on a bus, years and years ago... Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #6

I've met a few man #2 kiva Aug 2012 #19

Yeah, it's SO the women's fault for the men's uncontrollable woodies. WTF? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #7

Because seeing a woman talking on a cell phone "in public" Matariki Aug 2012 #14

What kind of punishment are men getting for these attacks? gollygee Aug 2012 #8

Religion is such a positive influence in the world. longship Aug 2012 #9

I think you can be a bit more specific, re: "religion." J/S. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #11

I stand by my post as I wrote it. nt longship Aug 2012 #12

Of course they could. whathehell Aug 2012 #29

An argument known and loved by atheists as: LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #30

They're being "oppressed" because, like most countries, one religion predominates? whathehell Aug 2012 #31

If there are so many liberal Christians.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #33

There are many liberal, or at least moderate Christians, and though I find their silence whathehell Aug 2012 #37

Being a liberal Christian these days . . . Brigid Aug 2012 #42

Liberal Christians could raise the same objections that atheists do to religious intrusion in govt.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #43

Actually, we are doing that. Brigid Aug 2012 #46

The Vatican is not the US government. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #47

I agree... whathehell Aug 2012 #49

True. It's almost as horribly unfair as lumping in LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #40

If you're being sarcastic, whathehell Aug 2012 #50

I should really learn to use the red sarcasm tag LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #56

You really should, at least until you sharpen your aim. whathehell Aug 2012 #58

We weren't talking about world religions LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #59

In my most recent posts I have been talking about world religions whathehell Aug 2012 #61

My assumption is the same as yours LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #67

It looks like a Pac-Man, lol. /nt reformist2 Aug 2012 #34

You complain people aren't talking about the issue in the OP Union Scribe Aug 2012 #62

My big complaint was that the thread dropped with 2 replies LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #66

Agreed, nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #22

I cry for humanity...we have nuclear technology but still believe in sky-fairies... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #32

The people you know may believe in "sky fairies" whathehell Aug 2012 #38

God is needed. RC Aug 2012 #39

Sure... whathehell Aug 2012 #51

Actually religion is used by the military to get people to go to war. RC Aug 2012 #63

Terrifying, isn't it? hifiguy Aug 2012 #44

Fascism at work. AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #13

this isn't fascism. It's garden variety misogyny cali Aug 2012 #28

If I were a woman in this part of the world RainDog Aug 2012 #16

Clearly they did not get the message from Seal Team 6. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #17

they're doubling down shanti Aug 2012 #21

This isn't about culture, religion or conservatism. This is about enslaving women and it has to be Monk06 Aug 2012 #25

These are non-state actors. I doubt the Indian government approves and will probably prosecute. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #35

The Indian government is a strong defender of women and dalits (untouchables) since the Monk06 Aug 2012 #53

Well said! redqueen Aug 2012 #45

Oh, gosh. The simple basic things I would like to do to those pricks. aquart Aug 2012 #26

This, among many reasons, is why I absolutely hate religion. Alduin Aug 2012 #52

Of course, whathehell Aug 2012 #54

It's because of their religion that their making those claims. Alduin Aug 2012 #60

Its time for a few drone attacks in India on ArnoldLayne Aug 2012 #55

This is why religion sucks. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #57

Women in India attacked, Christianity condemned on DU. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #64

It�s a form of political terrorism frogmarch Aug 2012 #65