RE: What things are bad in Islam?
January 21, 2013 at 9:12 am
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2013 at 9:12 am by Confused Ape.)
(January 21, 2013 at 8:29 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Mohammed here makes no mention of morality... by marryine a girl of 9 where modern society clearly judges this to be innapropriate at best, and abusive at worst.
Well, he wouldn't have made any mention of morality because he didn't live in modern Western society. Even today, the age of consent varies in Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_in_Europe
Quote:The age of consent in Spain is 13, as specified by the Spanish Penal Code, Article 181(2). However, if deceit is used in gaining the consent of a minor under 16 years an individual can be charged under Article 183(1) upon parental complaint.
The age of consent in Turkey is the age of majority (set at 18 as per Article 11 of the Turkish Civil Code).
The age of consent in Azerbaijan is 16.
I looked Turkey up in wikipedia and found that 97% or 98% of the population are Muslims although it's a secular state with no official state religion. I then looked up Azerbaijan in wiki and found that 95% of the population are Muslims. It's another secular country where everyone is free to follow any religion or none at all.
I have no idea how many atheists have spent all their lives in Spain but, if there are any, it's likely that they don't see anything wrong with the age of consent being 13. Meanwhile, most Muslims in Turkey probably regard the UK age of consent as being immoral.