psyah
October 5, 2012, 4:57am
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Re: Taliban cut off heads of 17 people for having music at party
Whether its a taboo because of religion or not is debatable. The institute of marriage between one man and one woman is far older then any religion. Suffice it to say that its a complex sociological issue which cannot be examined within the confines of our humble forum.
I have a better understanding of this particular INTERPRETATION of this Islamic law, but I doubt those who practice stoning will agree with you. Plus, im not the audience you should be trying to convince.
The law doesnt bother you because in your interpretation, the law only exists on paper, and is only used when the apparent sinner decides to confess and suffer the consequences by their own volition. That seems unlikely, but lets assume its possible. The problem however, is that in reality, religious laws rarely stay on paper. There will always the extremists in the society who will take it from simply existing on paper to practice in real life. Their will always be the likes of the Taliban dragging people into the streets for stoning sessions. People like you may be well meaning, but as soon as you open the religious box, out pop the catalyst for all sorts of evils done in its name.
You could make a similar case for the Blasphemy law in Pakistan. You might assume that it exists as a deterrent, that it is only on paper, but we have seen how its abused. We have seen that it doesnt work. What makes you so confident that the existence of this law, even if only as a deterrent, will not have a similar effect?
It is indeed possible for people to be caught and if seen and verified by more then 3 people, the causes established and seen that only the people involved are responsible then yes hudd can be applied in addition. But it is very hard to argue the position of hudd.
