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44. Pakistan has oil?

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Tue May 27, 2014, 11:18 AM

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Pakistan woman stoned to death by family for marrying man she loved [View all] hue May 2014 OP

hush now. think of all the real evil going on in Venezuela reddread May 2014 #1

Another victim of the global War on Women theHandpuppet May 2014 #2

a really good idea! nt ellenrr May 2014 #6

That describes it exactly......"global war on women" meti57b May 2014 #45

Tradition 1 Love 0 grilled onions May 2014 #3

Now now, must respect cultural differences theHandpuppet May 2014 #4

Oh yes! get the red out May 2014 #26

Other than that awful pun, I think you're doing the "Stone Age" a disservice. Jackpine Radical May 2014 #92

Bingo! +1000 blackspade May 2014 #114

"Honor Based Violence Awareness" website theHandpuppet May 2014 #5

1,000 a year - and probably many more - murdered muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #7

ten times that mopinko May 2014 #11

You mean 1,000 in Pakistan, I think. theHandpuppet May 2014 #24

But we must not criticize cultural/religious attitudes that allow this. hobbit709 May 2014 #8

I have no problem attacking it leftynyc May 2014 #10

...^ that 840high May 2014 #15

Animals are more noble creatures than those pieces of crap. catbyte May 2014 #22

Agree! get the red out May 2014 #27

Many of us do criticize it regularly IronLionZion May 2014 #17

Because they have oil. TBF May 2014 #42

Pakistan has oil? Psephos May 2014 #44

If you'll look back the post said TBF May 2014 #50

Check out TAPI on google juajen May 2014 #116

Ah very interesting - TBF May 2014 #128

No, we should, and we should criticize any religion (which is all of them as far as I know) randys1 May 2014 #79

I'm assuming they arrested the father leftynyc May 2014 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton May 2014 #31

Fucking barbarians leftynyc May 2014 #33

+1 SunSeeker May 2014 #60

Those who think this is a Christian country have a similar vision for our future. EEO May 2014 #12

Bullshit leftynyc May 2014 #30

I do believe there was tyhat one church in NYC that had a sign Scruffy Rumbler May 2014 #41

I believe this is the sign you're talking about theHandpuppet May 2014 #54

Thank you very much! nt Scruffy Rumbler May 2014 #56

They are so popular leftynyc May 2014 #58

In memoriam of the original goal posts - lest they be forgotten: whopis01 May 2014 #87

My mistake for assuming leftynyc May 2014 #91

I wasn't the one who brought it up - that was a different poster whopis01 May 2014 #94

Except for one small detail leftynyc May 2014 #100

I disagree whopis01 May 2014 #109

But there it is leftynyc May 2014 #120

Once again, I disagree whopis01 May 2014 #129

The 10th is also part of our leftynyc May 2014 #131

Of course it is. But that wasn't the point, was it? whopis01 May 2014 #134

They are a christian group... Scruffy Rumbler May 2014 #111

No - I'm not a Christian leftynyc May 2014 #123

try reading some of the crap that comes from the xian reichwing, and has for DECADES. proposing niyad May 2014 #46

Spare me leftynyc May 2014 #59

do any of these people have power? have you been paying attention to the crap that is coming niyad May 2014 #63

Seriously? leftynyc May 2014 #66

oh my, so totally clueless. or is it detterminedly clueless? sad, just. . . sad. niyad May 2014 #68

Yawn leftynyc May 2014 #69

you mean, the way you minimize what women go through in this country, yes? niyad May 2014 #70

I've been fighting for women's rights leftynyc May 2014 #72

keep trying, I need the laughs. you have no idea how old I am (although others here do). niyad May 2014 #74

. . niyad May 2014 #84

Women in America will be killed soon for engaging in coitus randys1 May 2014 #80

but, according to some, we should not complain, because we have it so much better than others. niyad May 2014 #81

Yes, no complaining if you are Black, Woman or Gay or Latino or Jewish randys1 May 2014 #83

You May Wish To Look Up RJ Rushdoony and His Religious Right Fans n/t Vogon_Glory May 2014 #52

Why? leftynyc May 2014 #61

The good news is they are never going to get there.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #102

I know this is going to get my post hidden but it needs to be said. This is a Muslim thing. iandhr May 2014 #13

+1 840high May 2014 #16

Not so fast. blackspade May 2014 #21

That they predate Islam is meaningless leftynyc May 2014 #38

Sorry, but the issue is not Islam, per se. blackspade May 2014 #112

Sorry - I disagree leftynyc May 2014 #121

Not so fast, yourself. PK is an Islamic State, ruled by the Koran, so within a 'believer' frame, ancianita May 2014 #39

And killings of women don't happen in 'civilized patriarchal societies?' blackspade May 2014 #113

You cite CRIMES not legitimized by religion or our culture. Period. These murders are uncivilized. ancianita May 2014 #136

Violence against women is violence against women, regardless of the excuses used to legitimize it. blackspade May 2014 #140

Have it your way. From a woman's point of view, any belief system that legitimizes rape or murder is ancianita May 2014 #144

It's not really a remedy in most Islamic legal codes either. blackspade May 2014 #145

Hush now no one wants to hear that stuff ya know azurnoir May 2014 #43

If it were only that simple. Religions are used to justify killings & assaults against women. hue May 2014 #73

HELL YES get the red out May 2014 #28

If I were on the jury, I wouldn't vote to hide it. cosmicone May 2014 #76

Somehow Islam is better than other religions at getting entwined with government treestar May 2014 #124

Coming soon to a country nearby: raging religious rule mountain grammy May 2014 #14

Didn't Michele Bachman sorefeet May 2014 #23

I call those women stockholmies. ancianita May 2014 #35

They are called Red State Women in the South. DhhD May 2014 #47

Fuck these assholes. blackspade May 2014 #18

Short and simple...I agree. Rhinodawg May 2014 #127

Islam is 600 years younger The Wizard May 2014 #19

So what? leftynyc May 2014 #32

Except that the last 'witch' was executed barely over 230 years ago. blackspade May 2014 #115

Ah another thread Union Scribe May 2014 #119

230 years ago? leftynyc May 2014 #122

You misunderstand. blackspade May 2014 #132

It's very nice that you want leftynyc May 2014 #133

In what way have I 'defended' these practices? blackspade May 2014 #141

They don't have broad support though treestar May 2014 #125

Islam has existed since the 7th century cosmicone May 2014 #78

�Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.� catbyte May 2014 #20

That is so sad. raccoon May 2014 #25

Depends on the religion a lot of times get the red out May 2014 #29

These men are dishonorable, murderous cowards, the worst of humanity. ancianita May 2014 #34

Yes, but Benghazi! valerief May 2014 #36

Fucking dipshit primitive idiots... truebrit71 May 2014 #37

Fucking barbarians. MynameisBlarney May 2014 #40

but. . .there is NO war on women! niyad May 2014 #48

Deuteronomy 22-21 Thespian2 May 2014 #49

Deuteronomy 22-21, is menaingless unless you read Deuteronomy 13-21 as a whole happyslug May 2014 #64

Thank you Thespian2 May 2014 #98

I did point out the one case actually mentioned in the bible.... happyslug May 2014 #103

Let me know when it's the law of the land leftynyc May 2014 #130

Say it any way you want Thespian2 May 2014 #135

I Hope That The US ICE Remembers The Identities Of These Barbarians AND Vogon_Glory May 2014 #51

As little as 3 centuries ago, Christian churches were torturing and burning to death at the stake Cal33 May 2014 #53

I don't think the religion being younger is any consolation treestar May 2014 #126

True. But fanatics are fanatics. They will not change. And we have quite a large number of our Cal33 May 2014 #139

These cultures seem to have a very different view of family then we do. Marrah_G May 2014 #55

Disgusting, barbaric people. Nye Bevan May 2014 #57

Religion claims yet another victim. Arugula Latte May 2014 #62

Not all "religions" are equal. Some religions say "let he who is without sin cast the first stone". Nye Bevan May 2014 #65

The major religions strive to legitimize the irrational and lionize factless "faith." Arugula Latte May 2014 #67

If you stick to the Gospels you pretty much won't go wrong. Nye Bevan May 2014 #71

This has NOTHING to do with Religion, Islam condemns such acts. happyslug May 2014 #86

Normally I would agree that it is a question of social norms, WCLinolVir May 2014 #90

From what I have read, Islamization has NOT increased the rate of such marriages happyslug May 2014 #93

...sickos. SoapBox May 2014 #75

Just awful shenmue May 2014 #77

Pakistan is 95-97% Muslim. WCLinolVir May 2014 #82

Wouldn't it be nice if a respected local religious figure could reason with the mob, Nye Bevan May 2014 #85

Sure would. The lack of humanity is heart wrenching. WCLinolVir May 2014 #88

"mob" or "group" meaning Her FAMILY!!! hue May 2014 #99

sick, sick culture Skittles May 2014 #89

Makes me sick sakabatou May 2014 #95

The horror this poor woman must have experienced, watching her dad and brothers stoning her. SunSeeker May 2014 #96

Where were the police, you ask? theHandpuppet May 2014 #104

That is messed up. How do you kill your daughter(or sister) and go on with your life? zonkers May 2014 #97

because you do not see females as actual human beings Skittles May 2014 #101

Bingo theHandpuppet May 2014 #105

She brought dishonor to the family? But killing your own daughter doesn't? tclambert May 2014 #106

Just awful LeftishBrit May 2014 #107

another isolated incident noiretextatique May 2014 #108

Stone age behavior. N/T devils chaplain May 2014 #110

Stuff like this truly makes my blood turn cold. How sickening. antiGOPin294 May 2014 #117

There is no "honor," in this brutal murder. nilesobek May 2014 #118

The only dishonor was committed by the family. Beacool May 2014 #137

As usual, selfishness is the cause of most of the evil in this world cpwm17 May 2014 #138

UPDATE: Parveen was pregnant and police just stood by while she was murdered theHandpuppet May 2014 #142

The statistics theHandpuppet May 2014 #143

Pakistani man protesting 'honour killing' admits strangling first wife muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #146