Dad Takes Religion a Bit Too Seriously

Religion in the News ^ | 5 December 2003 | Mister Thorne

[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 it’s 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 Hussein’s 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.

[applemac_g4]

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.

[Trampled by Lambs]

Those whacky Muslims.. what will they do next?

[AppyPappy]

Means "peace", ya know.

[EggsAckley]

Welcome to FreeRepublic.

[tkathy]

The so called "honor" killings should be renamed to "cowardice" killings.

[thinktwice]

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.

[r9etb]

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.

[r9etb]

er, "reign" of terror....

[hillary's_fat_a**]

Well, if it was oral sex, it really wasn't sex at all. I hope the father sought clarification </sarcasm>

[thinktwice]

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.

[squidly]

Acid in the face, dismemberment, or just plain ole death? Choices, choices.

[mountaineer]

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.

[thinktwice]

I will pray for you ...

[r9etb]

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.

[mountaineer]

That would mean something to me if I had a clue what - if anything - you believed.

[kitkat]

***Religion has nothing whatever to do with reality, reason and truth.***

Stalin would have loved you.

[Mel Gibson]

The Koran even lays down rules for having sex with camels

[John Beresford Tipton]

"The Koran even lays down rules for having sex with camels"

Yes, "One hump or two"?