Originally posted by Ushgarak
It's in Christian countries as well, mostly in Africa. I see it more as a matter of political and social development- Europe (and hence the Americas as well) had a huge advantage here in the Renaissance and Reformation that laid the ground for social development. Much of Islam has not had this (Turkey is the major exception as they had a social reformation after WWI, though Turkey still has many issues there).Trying to get into 'why not?' is then a giant religion topic on its own, but I don't think it is down to Islam in of itself.
Ahh, yeah, that's true. Female Genital Mutilation in some African Countries where the religion is primarily Christian proves your point.
But I'd be interested to see if the practitioners of FGM are proportionally Christian? I would think not.
Originally posted by dadudemonWell, the difference between them and Afghanis is the bible doesn't endorse what they do.
Ahh, yeah, that's true. Female Genital Mutilation in some African Countries where the religion is primarily Christian proves your point.But I'd be interested to see if the practitioners of FGM are proportionally Christian? I would think not.
Also, the length of time those Africans have been Christian. Probably not long, definitely not thousands of years.
Originally posted by long pigyea i would say coincidence in this case
Muhammad sexually abused a 10 year old. People write it off by saying "that was his culture ", but facts are facts.
The Quran says all Muslims should emulate him.Coincidence?
pashtun culture is where the boy rape comes from
just think about it... even if we assume that islam condones child rape via muhammad & aisha... that was still hetero child rape
where as man-on-boy rape is pretty gay
and homosexuality is strictly forbidden by islam
Originally posted by red g jacks
yea i would say coincidence in this casepashtun culture is where the boy rape comes from
just think about it... even if we assume that islam condones child rape via muhammad & aisha... that was still hetero child rape
where as man-on-boy rape is pretty gay
and homosexuality is strictly forbidden by islam
At the very least Muhammads pedo acts certainly make current pedos feel justified in their acts.
Not just pastuns, bruh.
Khomeini, who is still considered a hero among Shia Muslims, and in his book Tahrirolvasyleh (Vol. 4) wrote:
A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However he should not penetrate, sodomising the child is OK. If the man penetrates and damages the child then he should be responsible for her subsistence throughout her life. This girl, however does not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girls sister.
Originally posted by red g jacksI was saying pedophilia is limited to pastuns.
er... he's clearly talking about man-on-girl rape
No matter: Under shariah law, cadamites aka boy sex slaves are fine as long as they are beardless.
Originally posted by FinalAnswer
The Quran doesn't either, the Muslims that do do it use one of the hadiths as supposed justification, but plenty of imams and other authorities condemn the practice.
Originally posted by long pig
You do realize that they hold the hadith as equal to the Quran. Think of it like the catholic catechisms.
As I understand it, there is a lot of debate over the legitimacy of some of the hadiths, and there has been for a long time.
Besides that, there are still plenty of Islamic scholars that criticize the practice as going against core Islamic beliefs.