And how male bias was this? Were men ever tested for their virginity and stoned? Why not?
Even if they were "guilty", Was this a shining moment for God? Did he approve of this punishment for a 12 or 13 year old girl?
2007-02-25 02:36:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
not enough
2007-02-25 02:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, this was bias. We know that this was wrong. No one is stoned anymore for not being a virgin. There were many things done in those days we no longer do. We also no longer have slaves, public hangings, forced marriages, polygamy....the list goes on.
2007-02-25 10:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe it even could be better to die a martir's death rather than live with an *** that doesn't really love and just cares whether you were a virgin...
PS: The first answer, you didn't really read the Bible, did you? In New Testament it tells avoid fornicaiton (or sexual promiscuity). It refers to both men and women.
2007-02-25 10:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by thankful 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You seem to have a bee in your bonnet about this. If you really are concerned try contacting one of the groups fighting for womens rights in the Islamic world where countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran still do execute girls for losing their virginity outside marriage.
2007-02-25 10:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
probably a lot of them. The fact that it got written into the bible law along with remedies for false accusations shows that they were having a problem with it. You don't make laws about things that nobody is having a problem with.
2007-02-25 11:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what IS this obsession with virginity and hymens? are you having some kind of problem in your personal life?btw, since ignorance seems to be another one of your pet peeves, you might want to do some editing..."And how male bias was this?" isn't even a complete sentence...
2007-02-25 10:46:27 · answer #6 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I cannot believe God would condone this punishment. Civilization back then was pretty brutal and sick. I am a Christian, but I do not believe that God was in that close of contact with mankind back then. They drew near him with their lips, but knew him not in their heart.
2007-02-25 11:12:25 · answer #7 · answered by Kathie Emmanuelite 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Islamic countries the number is estimated to be about 1,000,000 over the past 1400 years.
2007-02-25 10:44:54 · answer #8 · answered by Zeek 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
stop blaming God for ordeals that people do when they disobey His ways.
Bible says that God does not delight in this.
With all these questions, how do you stand in front of a Holy God?
2007-02-25 10:51:41 · answer #9 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this something that is happening in America in 2007? Why do you think it isn't happening anymore in America?
2007-02-25 10:41:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because men are never required to be virgins. Girls are. The bible is sexist. It was written by men.
2007-02-25 10:40:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋