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- ForTh3W1n, on 04/04/2008, -44/+190Obligatory:
The religion of peace. - sk11, on 04/04/2008, -4/+126Can't imagine what he might have done if he'd caught her on digg.
- bernandoo, on 04/04/2008, -1/+113They're called honor killings.. and unfortunately happen all the time:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/02 ... - mechman, on 04/04/2008, -1/+88... and we were worried about child predators ...
- ralphthemagi, on 04/04/2008, -2/+85Buried her?
- mrhuhk, on 04/04/2008, -2/+66It's great to see parents getting involved.
- Flashman, on 04/04/2008, -1/+61Strange that he could think assault and murder were less offensive :/
- jpstanle, on 04/04/2008, -5/+54And we consider the barbaric, backwards nation of Saudi Arabia an 'Ally' why?
...oh right, because they gouge us for oil. - Identity4, on 04/04/2008, -2/+47This fundamentalism ***** has GOT to go....
- djbon2112, on 04/04/2008, -8/+48A religion IS its followers, and Islam's followers have shown time and time again that they are NOT peaceful. The Danish cartoon riots, the France riots, fatwas against authors, murdering daughters over "honour" and facebook, stoning rape victims, etc. Islam is NOT a religion of peace (nor has Christianity been in the past, to be fair to all), and repeating that it is ad nauseum will not change that fact.
- DeskFlyer, on 04/04/2008, -2/+39So....is this guy in jail or no?
- unorginalityftw, on 04/04/2008, -1/+37It's Saudi Arabia...
- phyuk, on 04/04/2008, -2/+37hmm nothing against the culture (although this story is pretty messed) but how would the saudi preacher know for a fact that facebook is a "hotbed of lustful activity" if he did not personally visit that site and felt....frisky?
- ArandiaT, on 04/04/2008, -16/+48Every society has it's nutcases.
of course, some do seem to have a few more... - but that's not indicative of the whole society - TheWindBlows, on 04/04/2008, -2/+33No
- terrix, on 04/04/2008, -3/+28Totally legal there under Islamic law, in fact his actions are probably lauded. Your talking about a country where women are killed for being raped in order to preserve the family honor because her chasity was violated.
- Dundasbro, on 04/04/2008, -5/+30Funny, I don't see anything to do with the perpetrator being religious in the story...
- goodfellaNW, on 04/04/2008, -4/+29when Saudi Arabia prosecutes this man for murder and punishes him according to their highest degree of murder, then I'll believe that this is a case of man being nuts. The fact is, that Saudi Arabia will either not prosecute him or will slap his wrist.... and in a country with extreme punishment, that's nothing. This religion disgusts me (all do, but this one especially), and I'm from the Middle East.
- mwrl, on 04/04/2008, -5/+28Ah once we make the switch to bio-fuels where with the Arabs hide? It will be open season.
- Namco, on 04/04/2008, -15/+38However in many Islamic cultures, it's okay to kill one's wife or daughter if you feel they've dishonored you. Sick, but true
- curtisag, on 04/04/2008, -10/+31This is not a matter of a few nutcases. Their culture condones this type of behavior towards women. Perhaps not always to this extreme, but they are still treated as virtual slaves by men. Why is it never a son who is beat to death for adultery or whatever misdeed dishonors his family? The answer is obvious.
- GorfTron, on 04/04/2008, -3/+22Someone should make some cartoons about islam so that they can see how silly religion is. That will definitely work.
- inactive, on 04/04/2008, -6/+25See, I'm all for religious freedom, but cases like this are where the line needs to be drawn. It's bad enough that religion has caused most of the wars the world has seen, but when a father is willing to kill his own daughter over it, there is something REALLY messed up in people's heads.
The saddest thing is, though, is that this isn't the first time, nor will it be the last. As long as people continue to believe in an invisible man who lives in the sky, people will continue to kill each other for non reason.
NO. *****. REASON.
Oh, humanity. What has happened to you? :( - pintomp3, on 04/04/2008, -8/+25much like female genital mutilation, honor killings have nothing to do with islam. they are ancient tribal customs that have carried over despite changes in the religious makeup. it happens in islamic, hindu, sikh, druze, and other communities throughout the world.
- leexy, on 04/04/2008, -2/+18Stop making sense!
- erhanaltay, on 04/04/2008, -11/+27America invades Iraq, which has a SECULAR dictator but considers Saudi Arabia an ALLY when they are all religious fanatics. I say bomb Mecca, and I'm a Turk who grew up in a muslim culture. Islam = the problem. Don't let muslims convince you otherwise.
- Beveridge89, on 04/04/2008, -8/+23Really? Where I live they just go to Church and occassionally hold bake sales for charity.
- jm1234567890, on 04/04/2008, -6/+21It's nothing to do with Islam, honour killing have existed in other cultures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing - RobotCitizen, on 04/04/2008, -5/+19I always felt that Islam's greatest failure was it's inability (or unwillingness) to shed the baggage of barbaric Arab culture as it spread beyond the Arab world.
- KMartSheriff, on 04/04/2008, -1/+15***** that.
- Satanael, on 04/04/2008, -2/+16Well now I know better than to check my facebook when my three Saudi roommates are around. Thanks, digg.
- PaulOwen, on 04/04/2008, -3/+16Umm, the source is the fact that:
"It also declared the Qur'an as the constitution of the country, governed on the basis of Islamic law"
and regarding the fact that the guy killed his daughter (as an honor killing):
"Honor killings are also not punished as severely as murder. This generally stems from the fact that honor killings are within a family, and done to compensate for some dishonorable act committed."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_arabia#Law
Its all there I'm afraid. Regardless of whether you're a Muslim or not, I'm afraid there are people in Saudi Arabia (the home of Mecca) who do these things in the name of Islam.
Get used to it or become an infidel. - SpaceMonkeyZero, on 04/04/2008, -1/+14koranshime: How is coloring easter eggs the same as honor killing. I fail to see a connection.
- guest1986, on 04/04/2008, -10/+23Quotes directly from the Quran.
Qur'an:9:88 "The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah's Cause."
Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."
Qur'an:9:112 "The Believers fight in Allah's Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed."
Qur'an:9:29 "Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission."
Ishaq:325 "Muslims, fight in Allah's Cause. Stand firm and you will prosper. Help the Prophet, obey him, give him your allegiance, and your religion will be victorious."
Qur'an:8:39 "Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah."
Qur'an:8:39 "So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [non-Muslims]) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world)."
Now is that really peace? I don't see that word there. Oh wait, I know why, THEY ARE FROM THE QURAN. THE GUIDE TO THE RELIGION OF PEACE! - SpectreFire, on 04/04/2008, -4/+16Saudi Arabia: The land of the backwater morons.
- KMartSheriff, on 04/04/2008, -1/+13I think it's really just idiots taking religion WAY too seriously. I'm Christian myself, but you won't find me trying to take the Bible word-for-word. Since we're on the subject, I also think we should stop trying to "spread" religion by annoying others. If they're interested, let them come. Don't bombarde them with crap, telling them they'll burn in hell.
/rant - KingGorilla, on 04/04/2008, -1/+13Jail? This guy probably got a medal
- unorginalityftw, on 04/04/2008, -0/+12Somehow that just doesn't fit under what I deem honourable.
- theaceoffire, on 04/04/2008, -3/+15Bunt cake of EVIL!
- vanzan, on 04/04/2008, -0/+12That is true. We have Christians Arabs who do these things. It's not really about Islam - as some try so hard to link it with it. It's about bedouin customs and culture. It's full of nonsense.
- noseeme, on 04/04/2008, -3/+15I think a little bit of a reformation is in order...
- elvenseven, on 04/04/2008, -11/+22Could you please cite a source? I am a Muslim, and that is totally riduculus. We are not above any law to kill anyone.
- frooo, on 04/04/2008, -2/+12.. at least this guy is still less of a wackjob than most scientologists.
- RedHeadedFreak, on 04/04/2008, -1/+11The god hates fags group is retarded, but they've never murdered any gay person to my knowledge. People say the Qur'an is violent and the Old Testament is violent, and this and that, when really, it's irrelevant. The past is the past, and the present is the only thing that matters here, and when you compare the number of violent Christian antics to violent Muslim antics, the numbers aren't even close. So don't try to equate the two. The Christian crazies may be tactless, but they aren't criminal.
- KonstantinLevin, on 04/04/2008, -17/+27All they do is burn people at the stake, start inquisitions, lead crusades, that kinda stuff.
- Sinnic, on 04/04/2008, -0/+10It's ok to condemn human rights violations even if they don't happen in America.
- wubblie, on 04/04/2008, -3/+12Why are people who make moral equivalence arguments so annoying?
Is it because of the implied logic is that two wrongs make both actions right?
Or is it because it becomes impossible to criticize anyone else for anything, because one can always find *some* fault in the person or society making the criticism.
I believe that any time someone has to resort to defending an action by beginning with "Oh yeah, well what about..." or "Its just like how..." or "and all those who did such and such" automatically loses the argument. - yacks, on 04/04/2008, -1/+10Duplicate!!! I saw this last week here.. and another MrBabyMan story was a duplicate from last week as well.. mmm..
- djbon2112, on 04/04/2008, -1/+10Bury this replied to the wrong place.
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