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In reply to the discussion: Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death [View all]noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)1. sick...an abused child murdered because she was abused
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Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death [View all]
skepticscott
Feb 2013
OP
Yeah we just executed them until 2005, and only then by a 5-4 decision did we stop.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2013
#6
Massive differences to be sure, but feel free to keep up the strawman
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2013
#11
I guess your reading of these texts would make you a good rightwing fundamentalist,
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#19
The point is that our two versions of the abrahamic religions are not all that different from
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2013
#24
I never made any claim about "the abrahamic religions" nor about any supposed "islamic version"
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#40
the article said it was a Mosque, not a church, and Xings have beaten children to death.. >Link
rabid_byter
Feb 2013
#78
There are certainly a variety of issues here. One issue is extrajudicial punishment, which
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#7
Two years after, we can probably do more here than simply repost the story
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#14
Very few people on DU would think that religiously-motivated violence is acceptable
LeftishBrit
Mar 2013
#98
Perhaps you meant to reply to skepticscott, who actually used the word "complex,"
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#18
Your tireless efforts to absolve religious beliefs of any possible role in this (and other)
trotsky
Feb 2013
#25
While sticking one's head in the sand to make one feel better about the reality of the situation
cleanhippie
Feb 2013
#29
I've provided fifteen or twenty links to news stories relevant to the case, enabling anyone
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#36
I've provided fifteen or twenty links to news stories relevant to the case, together with
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#41
Gender Justice: Is Bangladesh Ignoring ‘Fatwa’ Violence Against Women?
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#21
What we know so far: these events occurred two years ago, in a tiny Bangladeshi village without
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#22
I'm going to respond without using the vicious personal attacks that you are engaging in.
trotsky
Feb 2013
#58
If you can build a coherent case for your view, based on such facts, as might be actually available
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#48
One ought to be able to sort out conflicting claims: for example, the report you are citing asserts
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#62
And yet not one of those discrepancies does a thing to dispel the central issue being discussed:
trotsky
Feb 2013
#66
... Hena Akhter (also known as Hena Begum), died six days after being lashed ... A village court
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#34
Perhaps you could make your best case that this was actually religiously motivated,
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#44
A number of accounts indicate that the venue was some sort of extrajudical "village court"
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#47
I provided nearly two dozen links in a careful effort to determine what we know.
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#55
I say: facts first, analysis second. You would have it the other way around, it seems
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#63
They started beating on the girl before they had organized their cover story
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#89
The "fantasy" in my #47 can be supported by links, with only minimal interpolation:
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#64
Can a person be motivated by religious beliefs without holding a religious position?
trotsky
Feb 2013
#69
The usual Islamic use of "fatwa" refers to an opinion by someone trained in their canon law,
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#70
Let us now examine your quote: "When .. a so called religious leader .. gives an edict .. most
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#85
Until you answer my questions, I don't really care how you choose to defend the murderers.
trotsky
Feb 2013
#86
And in my experience, you still wouldn't care if I answered your silly questions
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#87
Religiously, Bangladesh is about 90% Muslim and about 9% Hindu. It has universal suffrage. In 2008,
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#60
Evidently, the Muslims still running the country like in the middle ages
demosincebirth
Feb 2013
#79
Personally, I'd be quite pleased if we could get 3/4 of the seats in the US Congress filled
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#80
Reallly? I guess you haven't read the new in the last few years. If calling "bigoty,
demosincebirth
Feb 2013
#83
Since you reach sweeping conclusions about the 140+ million Muslims in Bangladesh,
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#84
Because I don't reach conclusions about 140+ million folk from the actions of 14 or so?
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#92
Bangladesh is the most densely inhabited country in the world with a population over half
struggle4progress
Mar 2013
#95
Naturally, we should take seriously whatever AI says about human rights issues, including rates
struggle4progress
Mar 2013
#97