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niyad

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Thu Nov 5, 2015, 03:00 PM

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re: the afghan woman stoned to death: there are certain sects in THIS country (not just muslim) [View all] niyad Nov 2015 OP

Out of curiosity, why do you say "not muslim"? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #1

It's the same groups that get all worked up about Shariah law being implemented here. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #2

chriria law. or testanetaria, pansypoo53219 Nov 2015 #69

because I wanted to point out that, in this country, there really is not that much difference niyad Nov 2015 #6

We have fundamentalist bakers who don't want to bake cakes for gay weddings, Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #7

take a look at domestic violence stats before making statements like that. niyad Nov 2015 #9

The aspect of belief that ur interpretation of gods law rules over others dembotoz Nov 2015 #3

um, yeah we do actually- when was the last woman stoned to death in the US? snooper2 Nov 2015 #4

is there a difference between being stoned to death, or being beaten or shot to death? niyad Nov 2015 #5

Uhhhh 1939 Nov 2015 #10

Domestic violence is awful and exists in every country. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #11

keep trying. niyad Nov 2015 #12

It wasn't just a braying crowd gone wild B2G Nov 2015 #13

Yep. And there have been cases where the woman's OWN FUCKING FATHER participates in the stoning. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #14

I deny that women are rearranging mens faces with their fists. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #44

There is one common denominator in domestic abuse and it isn't what you are trying to make it. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #32

Men are abused by women as well B2G Nov 2015 #36

See post 32 and I find it really shitty this is the point you feel you need to make. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #37

I saw post 32. I just responded to it. B2G Nov 2015 #38

Your statement is patently false and a bad stereotype that needs to go away Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #40

Careful. You just might get called 'shitty'. B2G Nov 2015 #41

"There is almost as much domestic violence that stems from women to men as there is men to women." NCTraveler Nov 2015 #42

I worked many cases like that Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #47

Keep telling yourself that women are out their pumiling mens faces like men to women. Such crap. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #52

It's reality. Sorry if it conflicts with the fantasy land you evidently live in. Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #55

Yes it does. I'm sure those officers you arrested, not in your agency of course, were women. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #57

I'm sticking with facts- here are some links for you Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #64

Everything you are doing backs me up. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #65

I already said your link is about a real problem but that doesn't change the facts Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #68

So pummeling anothers face with the fist is the only act of violence you recognize? jonno99 Nov 2015 #59

When did I ever say what you claim I said in your headline? NCTraveler Nov 2015 #62

You implied it in your statement: jonno99 Nov 2015 #67

It is not sanctioned by law and not for adultery treestar Nov 2015 #61

Good point. nt raccoon Nov 2015 #8

They want to do it, yet they don't, but AmeriKKKa is just as bad? Throd Nov 2015 #15

Your really bending over backwards to try and minimize how much worse women are in those countries Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #16

Plus one million. nt B2G Nov 2015 #17

and YOU are minimizing the true situation of women in THIS country. but, as I said, keep trying. niyad Nov 2015 #18

Not one bit- everything you said happens here exists Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #19

Thank you. Well said (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #20

The situation in this country is bad for women but it's worse there niyad imo riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #21

understood. niyad Nov 2015 #22

You are far too generous to your own tactic. You are being America-centric and minimizing the Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #31

I'm calling BS on this one. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #23

a number of xian reichwing groups, whose writings I have been reading for years. niyad Nov 2015 #24

They don't wield any real power. Stop reading their shit. Throd Nov 2015 #25

Link? I'm still calling BS until I see proof of such outlandish allegations. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #26

feel free. niyad Nov 2015 #27

That's what I thought. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #28

made outlandish statement, others call for you to post evidence, ran away with tail between legs. nt climber3986 Nov 2015 #30

I suspect niyad is coming up empty with Google Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #29

Maybe she should try Bing. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #46

read your bible niyad Nov 2015 #33

telling someone to read their bible is not evidence of systemic honor killings in america. climber3986 Nov 2015 #35

I did. Jesus was the guy who *stopped* the stoning of the adulteress (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #39

Thank you. I wonder how that inconvenient little fact... NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #49

I've read all of the Bible and several different versions of it. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #45

patently false climber3986 Nov 2015 #34

You nailed it- people who haven't been to these places speak from ignorance when they make claims Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #43

There is a HUGE difference in numbers though Yorktown Nov 2015 #48

but what about the church that just beat the kid to death? dembotoz Nov 2015 #50

People who do those things are arrested for criminal acts. Throd Nov 2015 #53

How about the transgender teen who was elected Homecoming Queen? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #54

And in all those cases our society rejects that and will punish them Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #56

We have "Let the Mother Die" assholes running for president, too. nt valerief Nov 2015 #51

religious extremists can NOT break USA laws. I wish USA had INSTANT humanitarian visas in Afg. Sunlei Nov 2015 #58

That's absurd treestar Nov 2015 #60

I think it's absurd also. eom cwydro Nov 2015 #66

I must have missed the last few public stonings of adulterers here in the US. Otherwise, jonno99 Nov 2015 #63

Spoken with the confidence of one who has never been there or seen it firsthand. linuxman Nov 2015 #70

You have a naive perspective if you are seriously saying that what happens in the M.E. is comparable Quantess Nov 2015 #71

Thread didn't quite go as planned? (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #72

Acknowledging one horror is not ignorance of the other Bradical79 Nov 2015 #73