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To: AxelPaulsenJr

Based on the first link in post 18, the Copts.

I also ran across some information that in Italy, not sure about other “Christian” countries, up until the 80s a man who killed his wife, sister or daughter for dishonoring the family name received a greatly reduced sentence. IOW, just about the way the same situation is handled today in Jordan.

The law was changed in Italy 25 years ago, but it does go to show that such attitudes aren’t all that far in the past of some “Christian” nations.


20 posted on 08/13/2009 9:32:46 AM PDT by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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To: Sherman Logan

It would appear not to be nearly as prevalent as in the Muslim world. And the copts are for the record Egyptian Christians.


21 posted on 08/13/2009 12:02:01 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Please God Save The United States From Barack Hussein Al-Obama. Amen.)
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To: Sherman Logan; AxelPaulsenJr
The law was changed in Italy 25 years ago, but it does go to show that such attitudes aren’t all that far in the past of some “Christian” nations.

Indeed, until 1974, in Texas it was considered "justifiable homicide" in some cases to kill you wife if you caught her in the act of infidelity.

23 posted on 08/13/2009 12:08:06 PM PDT by r9etb
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