If they don't like it then they should change it or do something about it.
Whose to say many have not tried and been killed in the process?
EXAMPLE - Stoning of the 13 year old Somali girl, a young boy amongst many tried to save her, the militia opened fire on them.
Who are we to say their way of life is wrong? I find people's attitude here very arrogant.
Just like the 'way of life' that some tribes follow which involve Female Genital Mutilation? Wow, that's their way of life and they should be left alone! Let them mutilate the genitals of some young, innocent female, just because it's their
way of life.
Would you go to Somalia and tell them to stop performing female circumcision just because you think it's wrong?
Yes. Yes I would.
Would you go to pacific islands and tell them to stop cannibalism because you think it's wrong?
Yes. Yes I would.
Would you tell the Chinese to stop eating endangered animals because you think it's wrong?
Yes. Yes I would.
Who are we to impose our beliefs on other people just because we don't like how they do things?
Who are the UN to impose their ways of life on those countries that still carry their backwards, tribal customs that harm innocent lives? Who are humanitarian aid workers to HELP those who are stuck in those countries, and are being oppressed, physically and mentally? Who the heck are we to save people, their problem, not ours, right?
Taking the article at face value. They have been stoned for adultery. To commit adultery you have to be married. Marriage is a contract! When they commit adultery they break that contract. You should be punished by the system you follow.
No, you are wrong. Many Muslims get stoned to death for committing adultery even if they aren't married. Many young girls are stoned to death in Islamic states because they have been raped - and then accused of adultery. Adultery, in those states, is a term that is loosely used to define sexual contact outside of marriage, whether it is pre-marital or not.
Maybe these people didn't "follow" sharia law but had it imposed on them instead.
Again, that isn't the debate. I'm talking about stoning as a punishment. And the law they follow not whether they choose to follow it or not.
I consider this answered.
Actually you quite clearly stated that you believe 'this is one thing the Muslims got right'. The 'context' justification for that statement is a nice attempt at a way out. Frankly, I've had many debates with Muslims about surah's in the Quran, and they have told me that I've taken them 'out of context' ...that justification is misused a lot...
if that's what they believe then who are we to object to their ways. They should be allowed to follow and do whatever they like.
The victims of the Islamic Republic disagree with you. Quite.
There's nothing ambigious about your statements. Lapidation is an extremely painful punishment which should be inflicted on nobody, not even pedophiles or tyrants. Any attempts to justify that kind of punishment, under any set of circumstances, is quite...
fucked-up.Pretty much sums it up.
Topic: Stoned to death