Skip to comments.
Dad Takes Religion a Bit Too Seriously
Religion in the News ^
| 5 December 2003
| Mister Thorne
Posted on 12/17/2003 1:56:16 PM PST by LyricalReckoner
In Muslim countries I mean countries where they go by the the clerics rule you can get away with murder. Literally. You can kill your daughter if you think it will improve your standing in the community.
But England is not a Muslim country and its not easy to get away with murder there.
Consider the case of Heshu Yones, a 16-year-old girl who was stabbed to death by her father, Abdallah. (The Yones emigrated to England from Iraq. Kurds, they fled Saddam Husseins reign of terror).
Why did her father kill his daughter? Because he believed she was having sex with her boyfriend. Someone sent Abdallah a letter accusing Heshu of acting like a whore. So, he decided to kill her for the sake of his honor.
A spokesman for the police cautioned Muslims about religiously-inspired murder: Violence in the name of culture will not be tolerated. Murder in the name of honor will be punished by the severest penalties available in law.
Abdallah was sentenced to life in prison.
(Excerpt) Read more at misterthorne.org ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: honorkilling; islam; muslims; religion; religionofpeace; ukmuslims
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 141-150 next last
To: LyricalReckoner
This is not unusual. A similar incident happed in Saint Louis some years ago when a Muslim girl came home from her high school and told her parents that she had a boyfriend. They killed her.
To: LyricalReckoner
Those whacky Muslims.. what will they do next?
To: applemac_g4
Means "peace", ya know.
4
posted on
12/17/2003 2:00:21 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: LyricalReckoner
Welcome to FreeRepublic.
To: LyricalReckoner
The so called "honor" killings should be renamed to "cowardice" killings.
6
posted on
12/17/2003 2:06:12 PM PST
by
tkathy
(The islamofascists and the democrats are trying to destroy this country)
To: LyricalReckoner
This exemplifies the problem inherent in any philosophical system rooted in mysticism -- that means religion.
I know a fundamentalist Christian -- a Bible person -- that would execute all homosexuals, that drove his entire family to leave and shun him, that maxes out credit cards without paying (probably uses identify theft), that lives on garbage -- all the result of his incredible belief in ... mysticism.
They can be monsters.
7
posted on
12/17/2003 2:09:45 PM PST
by
thinktwice
(America is truly blessed ... with George W. Bush as President..)
Comment #8 Removed by Moderator
To: thinktwice
This exemplifies the problem inherent in any philosophical system rooted in mysticism -- that means religion. Rolls eyes.
Tell it to those French Rationalists who instituted the reighn of terror. Or those atheist communists who killed something like 100 million people. Or Ted Bundy, for that matter.
The problem it "exemplifies" is that people often do horrible things for any number of reasons.
9
posted on
12/17/2003 2:13:22 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: r9etb
er, "reign" of terror....
10
posted on
12/17/2003 2:13:54 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: LyricalReckoner
Well, if it was oral sex, it really wasn't sex at all. I hope the father sought clarification </sarcasm>
To: r9etb
people often do horrible things for any number of reasons Those that do it "in the name of God" have no reason whatsoever behind their actions.
Religion has nothing whatever to do with reality, reason and truth.
12
posted on
12/17/2003 2:23:30 PM PST
by
thinktwice
(America is truly blessed ... with George W. Bush as President..)
To: LyricalReckoner
Acid in the face, dismemberment, or just plain ole death? Choices, choices.
13
posted on
12/17/2003 2:25:00 PM PST
by
squidly
(Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.)
To: thinktwice
Those that do it "in the name of God" have no reason whatsoever behind their actions. Religion has nothing whatever to do with reality, reason and truth. You poor thing.
To: mountaineer
I will pray for you ...
15
posted on
12/17/2003 2:28:39 PM PST
by
thinktwice
(America is truly blessed ... with George W. Bush as President..)
To: thinktwice
Religion has nothing whatever to do with reality, reason and truth. And I suppose you consider yourself to be all rational and everything? Have you ever bothered to prove -- really, rationally prove -- your "rational" position?
If you're honest, you'll admit that you cannot. And in that admission, you'll realize you're full of beans when you make silly statements like this one.
16
posted on
12/17/2003 2:29:49 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: thinktwice
That would mean something to me if I had a clue what - if anything - you believed.
To: thinktwice
***Religion has nothing whatever to do with reality, reason and truth.***
Stalin would have loved you.
18
posted on
12/17/2003 2:41:27 PM PST
by
kitkat
To: Trampled by Lambs
The Koran even lays down rules for having sex with camels
19
posted on
12/17/2003 2:43:00 PM PST
by
Mel Gibson
(The only good jihadi is a dead jihadi)
To: Mel Gibson
"The Koran even lays down rules for having sex with camels"
Yes, "One hump or two"?
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 141-150 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson