My mother will kill me...

[sachiko]

Sometimes younger people say that, not really meaning it literally. But if you're a young Muslim girl in India and you marry the wrong guy, well . . .

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05...est=latestnews

Further proof of a religion of peace and love.

[petasux]

Thats not just a muslim thing over there, the Hindus do it as well.I lost track of the number of honor killings that were in the papers when I was there.Seems like there were a lot more Hindus doing it than muslims at the time but that might have been the region I was in which had a higher Hindu population.

[sachiko]

Originally Posted by petasux

Thats not just a muslim thing over there, the Hindus do it as well.I lost track of the number of honor killings that were in the papers when I was there.Seems like there were a lot more Hindus doing it than muslims at the time but that might have been the region I was in which had a higher Hindu population.

Yes, the Hindus do it also. I understand that it sometimes happens that the husband's family will set the girl on fire for the dowry.

Those are quite primitive civilizations over there.

[Lunkerdog]

Those are quite primitive civilizations over there.

Yup, warning there's a very graphic photo of the injured woman in this link.


I'll try again.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...ed-iran-outcry

[RobertSubnet]

Those are quite primitive civilizations over there.

As the father of a 4 year old girl I cannot imagine doing this. Primitive?? Eff'ed up is more like it.

[sachiko]

We certainly have people here who commit depraved acts, but they don't try to justify it by appeal to the common culture of our society.

[Lunkerdog]

Originally Posted by daddyslittlegirl

We certainly have people here who commit depraved acts, but they don't try to justify it by appeal to the common culture of our society.

Yes, but here we call it insanity, there they call it normal.

[sachiko]

Originally Posted by Lunkerdog

Yes, but here we call it insanity, there they call it normal.

Correct! It's basically primitive barbarism.

[Sfury]

Originally Posted by Lunkerdog

Yes, but here we call it insanity, there they call it normal.

Not exactly. It's a difference in religious norms.

Outdated, and extreme ideas, most definately. However, they are rooted in hundreds of years of tradition.

Breaking free of centuries of traditions is a difficult thing to do. Look at the hate crimes being perpetrated here in the US between black and white citizens. The bitterness and hatred runs deep.

I do agree that the honor killings need to stop. However, it is foolish to dismiss the reasoning behind the honor killings. Many Asian and Middle Eastern societies have had a long history of cherishing being honorable.

Even the anglo-saxon societies valued honor at one point too. Even though we anglo-saxons have had the most storied history of violence and rage between one another and all other groups. It's still true that some of the anglo-saxon people still value some traditions that value honorable qualities. Family values are most notable amongst those beliefs.

Humans of all races have done amazingly wonderful, or incredibly brutal, acts in the name of honor. Honor in of itself is neither good nor bad. As someone once aptly said, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

[midwest46939]

WTH?? i thought this was a site to talk about things we love? Hunting, time with family? keep this stuff for some CNN or FOX or MSNBC forum.