One question for Christians

[YahwehIsTheWay]

In the bible, rape is more of a breach of ettiquette than a crime. I think there's a fine involved, and then you get to keep your victim, like some kind of carnival prize. Now, why would your god put that in his inerrant word?

It depends on who still owned the girl. After all, the Holey Babble makes it clear that she is someone's property from cradle to grave.

Now, if she were unmarried and un-betrothed to anyone, she was still the property of her father who was keeping her as a virgin to be married off to someone. If he played his cards right, he could get seven years of free labor in exchange for her. But needless to say, she still had to be a virgin or she would lose her sale value. In fact, goods spoiled in that fashion might be killed at the husband's say-so.

So if a man rapes an un-betrothed virgin girl, he's spoiled the goods that her father was hoping to get seven years of free labor for. A fine seems an appropriate punishment for damaging the man's goods in that fashion and destroying the sale value. Also, in the spirit of "you broke it, you bought it", he has to marry her. After all, who else is going to marry a non-virgin girl and what else is she good for?

On the other hand, if the girl is betrothed or married to another, the rapist is put to death for violating the property of another man. After marriage or engagement, she is the property of her husband/fiance. However, she is spared only if she is out in the country where no one could have heard her scream.

As an aside, I can only assume that the same rule would apply in space for the same reason.

Anyway, if she lives in an area where someone could have heard her, both are put to death. The assumption is that she asked for it or was a willing participant unless there is evidence to the contrary.

So, as you can see, it really depends on who she belonged to.

Glory! Praise the sweet name of Jay-zus.