(April 23, 2011 at 3:22 pm)Skipper Wrote: There should be no punishment for adultery. It's clearly a bad act, but to then say people should be punished or stoned to death is ridiculous. Why does there have to be vengeance? Why can't the parties simply go their separate ways as if it has come to adultery, clearly the relationship isn't working.
Well the thing is, the religion gives plenty of opportunities to avoid the death sentence. It is there to deter the act from occurring, and people don't question the family institution nor the religion. Its all about credibility.
Quote:O yea, Islamic nations are well known for being the safest, happiest, tolerant, equal and advanced nations in the world aren't they?
They were back when Europe was living in the dark age. But when they found and CONQUERED a new land near by with abundance of resources things changed.
All I have to say is that these nations rise and fall, right now they are in a ditch and 500 years things can be different. In fact we are seeing that much of the Asian countries are now the most advanced nations on the planet, while the western nations are falling behind.
Therefore, things change... don't let materialistic technology influence you into making bias judgment.
In fact when a country like USA was rising to become a super power, they had a free and deeply religious society as the back bone of the country. In fact, the simple and honest way the people of middle America lived is very similar to how the people of middle east live today.
