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Circular Reasoning? It's a religion thing. (Jesus & Mo) (Original Post)
mr blur
Feb 2016
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nil desperandum
(654 posts)1. Right that
sort of logic gets some people to say stuff like this:
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi: Marriage is actually two things: First we are talking about the marriage contract itself. This is one thing, while consummating the marriage having sex with the wife for the first time is another thing. There is no minimal age for entering marriage. You can have a marriage contract even with a one-year-old girl, not to mention a girl of nine, seven, or eight. This is merely a contract [indicating] consent. The guardian in such a case must be the father, because the father's opinion is obligatory. Thus, the girl becomes a wife ... But is the girl ready for sex or not? What is the appropriate age for having sex for the first time? This varies according to environment and traditions. In Yemen, girls are married off at nine, ten, eleven, eight, or thirteen, while in other countries, they are married off at 16. Some countries have legislated laws forbidding having sex before the girl is eighteen." ...
The Prophet Muhammad is the model we follow. He took 'Aisha to be his wife when she was six, but he had sex with her only when she was nine.
The Prophet Muhammad is the model we follow. He took 'Aisha to be his wife when she was six, but he had sex with her only when she was nine.
mr blur
(7,753 posts)2. To which the rational human will respond:
RussBLib
(9,666 posts)3. The Prophet Muhammad is the model we follow
that is one fucked-up model.
But then again, the model the Christians follow is pretty fucked-up too. It is very very sad that we as a collective people still place so much credence in these ancient goat herder books.
nil desperandum
(654 posts)4. I like that image
might be stealing it for a few of my friends...
Freelancer
(2,107 posts)5. Actually, It's more like a dirt clod floating in a bird bath.
If it were flat, the great flood couldn't have happened -- water over the edge, and all.
Well, glad that's settled.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)6. Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi:
What is that wanker Dr. talking about???? What a bunch of noodle soup he just spewed!
(Marriage is about 1 thing.... property)
mr blur
(7,753 posts)7. "He took 'Aisha to be his wife when she was six, but he had sex with her only when she was nine."?
What restraint! What a considerate and responsible man!