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etherealtruth

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41. It's not so much a right of necrophilia (though that is how it is enacted)
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 07:19 PM
Apr 2012

It is to illustrate the right a man has over his possessions (in this case his wife).

Does "to enact" mean to imply that passage is likely? jberryhill Apr 2012 #1
Very likely B2G Apr 2012 #6
So? jberryhill Apr 2012 #43
CSM: Egypt 'necrophilia law'? Hooey, utter hooey (Don't believe everything you read on the Internet, pampango Apr 2012 #45
ah but as you read the thread there aresome DUer's azurnoir Apr 2012 #47
Kinda interesting what spills out on these occasions jberryhill Apr 2012 #48
Does the DM need to remind people that Egypt is Islamist? Was this a particular sub-sect of Islam patrice Apr 2012 #2
Are you trying to deflect the story to the DM? Other media as well as snagglepuss Apr 2012 #8
Not just Islamist dominated B2G Apr 2012 #10
You ain't seen nothing yet! Spoonman Apr 2012 #20
Ditto B2G Apr 2012 #21
The "cause mob" mentality Spoonman Apr 2012 #25
No. Just needing a little more information, because I'm curious about whether they have patrice Apr 2012 #11
The MB was a major force behind the Arab Spring B2G Apr 2012 #17
Making friends with PNAC in that agenda? That has to do with how political they are relative to patrice Apr 2012 #19
Well, Egypt had a lot of Muslims, but it prided itself -- before Mubarak was deposed--on being a MADem Apr 2012 #9
No different than what the "pro-democracy" protestors in Syria want (eom) eissa Apr 2012 #3
Yup, and what "pro-democracy revolutionaries" are bringing to Libya, Sudan, Morocco etc nt riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #7
Be careful of generalizations. tabatha Apr 2012 #13
And yet? atreides1 Apr 2012 #4
cause i know having sex with a dead wife will maintain the family bond. i was afraid seabeyond Apr 2012 #5
What a clusterfuck. Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2012 #12
Sweeping statement tabatha Apr 2012 #14
You may want to read this: Why do they hate us? riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #15
That was a terrific article leftynyc Apr 2012 #16
I was just about to post that too. Thanks. nt redqueen Apr 2012 #18
I just read the article at that link. hifiguy Apr 2012 #37
So someone actually argued for the right to commit necrophilia? 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #22
More importantly, women are being stripped of their rights B2G Apr 2012 #23
I expected that women would lose whatever rights they had 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #27
Although women will get the brunt of it, it won't be just them eissa Apr 2012 #28
Oh no doubt, the whole thing is awful all around 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #29
It's not so much a right of necrophilia (though that is how it is enacted) etherealtruth Apr 2012 #41
Reading this brought back memories of sitting in Ancient Egyptian History class LibertyLover Apr 2012 #24
Why would the men want to have sex with a dead person? Is that simply a perversion that is ladjf Apr 2012 #26
Seriously, is that something people do, and don't talk about? closeupready Apr 2012 #30
you don't have use all your rights granted by the state Johonny Apr 2012 #33
Hey, man. You have a dark sense of humor. nt ladjf Apr 2012 #51
They sound like great guys badtoworse Apr 2012 #31
It's just another bit of propaganda in the same vein of... Quantess Apr 2012 #32
What is propaganda? B2G Apr 2012 #34
I responded to post #31 Quantess Apr 2012 #36
Fundamentalist religion of the Abrahamic sort hifiguy Apr 2012 #35
I've read passage is very unlikely; only a tiny minority wants this law. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #38
Which law? The law making divorce make difficult for women. the law enabling marriage at snagglepuss Apr 2012 #39
The fuck dead wives law. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #49
You are correct jberryhill Apr 2012 #44
Wow, what a de-evolution that would be. Rex Apr 2012 #40
The Real Roots of Sexism in the Middle East (It's Not Islam, Race, or 'Hate') pampango Apr 2012 #42
So all fault gets deflected elsewhere. Got it. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #46
It's Islam. Just like it's Christianity with the GOP woman-haters. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #50
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