Religion, again

Those of you who have browsed this blog may think I have issues with religion, especially the organized kind. Well, you'd be right. In today's news, a young Saudi woman who was raped by seven men was given a sentence of six months and 200 lashes. She had been in a car with a man who was not her husband. Sharia law. Bad girl!

Following condemnation by George Bush, King Abdullah granted a pardon, but this lady would do well to leave the country or change her identity, if she could do either, which is doubtful. She will forever be considered unclean among the faithful. Usually in these cases, the husband divorces the woman.

The article also notes that in her case, and in the case of the rapists, their sentences had been doubled upon appeal. How dare you appeal, you sinners! Other miscreants take warning. The rapists had raped both the girl and the man in the car with her. Nice blokes, what?

Check out the article here