Originally Posted By Mr X For the poster who just yesterday claimed he had no problem with the elimination of the Separation of Church and State in America, this one's for you... <a href="http://www.migrant-rights.org/2010/01/20/raped-filipino-worker-faces-lashing-after-miscarriage-in-prison/" target="_blank">http://www.migrant-rights.org/...-prison/</a> ***As we’ve previously reported, the woman who worked as a janitor was raped by a Bangladeshi co-worker last August. In September, as part of the reparation process, the woman had to undergo a physical examination during which it was discovered that she’s pregnant. Since September 11 the woman has been jailed at the Hafer Al Baten Central Jail for having an “illicit affair”. Due to the bad conditions in the prison, in December she suffered a miscarriage. After spending time in the hospital she was transferred back to prison. The form of Sharia law applied in Saudi Arabia sentences woman who have had sex out of wedlock – even in cases of rape – to prison and lashing. If the woman is pregnant, the lashing is carried out after the end of the pregnancy. The number of lashes is determined in a hearing before the woman is freed. The Filipino woman told her mother over the phone that the usual number of lashings her fellow prisoners received after giving birth was a hundred lashes.*** And, just to add gross insult to grievous injury... ***The woman’s salary was the sole income of her family back home. Her three children, aged 15, 14 and 5 relied on their mother’s salary to afford their education. Since September they have been unable to go to school.*** Gee, I'm not familiar with any unions, or offsets of unions, or any type of union organizations ever in the world that came close to this level of inhumanity. And yet, here you have it. Welcome to the world of Religious Law. And Saudi Arabia is still an ally of the U.S. why again? Sure, some will argue "well, this is a barbaric and backward religion, surely that's not the case with MODERN, VIRTUOUS religions like the ones we have in America!". Well, perhaps. But when Church and State become one, when gay lovers and birth control users become criminals, when the wishes of the majority religions of particular states start calling the shots (and hey, there are pretty big Islamic populations in some states, aren't there?), well...I just wonder what the penalties will be. Maybe not 100 lashes. But what about jail? Being forced to register as a sex offender for being caught with a condom? Oh, and what will the laws be against the non-religious? I have a bad feeling about this. *shudder*
Originally Posted By Mr X Oh, and since the Supreme Court has decided it's a-okay for foreign interests to purchase American polititians now...isn't anyone concerned that governments like Saudi Arabia might just want a piece of the action as well? I mean...just because Christians are a majority NOW doesn't mean that will always be so. Happening. Right now. In our world.
Originally Posted By mele <And Saudi Arabia is still an ally of the U.S. why again?>> No one ever seems to want to discuss this, especially people who seem to be very patriotic about the Iraq war.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<mele, that's because I have a feeling it's all about the "Benjamins".>> Of course - that's all it's ever about in this country. We need stability in that region so we can get our precious oil, and so we ally ourselves with these people and turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people. But it's nothing new here - look at what we've done with China. We've basically financed keeping the Chinese people prisoners of communisum. Can you imagine if we had done the same with the USSR? Imagine if instead of cutting off Russia, we had instead bought all sorts of cheap crap from them. Somehow I don't think the Berlin Wall would be down right now. Apparently when it comes to China, it's ok though.
