Moroccon girl commits suicide after being forced to marry her rapist

[Yankyal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/morocco-outraged-over-suicide-of-rape-victim-forced-to-marry-rapist/2012/03/14/gIQAxBQzBS_story.html

Defenders of this act say the penal code is supported by Deuteronomy 22:28-29

""If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her."

[Celson]

""If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her."

Isn't that also in the old testament of the bible?

[Scotty]

""If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her."

Isn't that also in the old testament of the bible?

Bring on the on-slaught of people preeching "Jesus came along to tell us the entire books of Deuteronomy and Leviticus are full of shit, thus all Christians should pick and choose what parts of the religion benefit them most and only follow those, especially if it allows them to belittle and treat others like dirt."

[Jake]

Ah yes. The old pick-and-choose-verses-from-the-old-testament-that-support-your-bigotry method. Works like a charm.

[Scotty]

Only 4 replies and we took a proverbial stack of quarters to this train's rail.   :P

[ARTgames]

Therese some comments here that play along http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qxbhp/moroccans_demand_change_to_islamic_penal_code/