Maybe the key there is "civilized society". I propose that any society that would shun her is _not_, in fact, civilized.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's not true. Just on a population basis you may be surprised that > perhaps MOST families would not take her back. > Keep in mind the relative populations of the Middle East, India, > China, and Africa where these cultural and religious beliefs prevail. > > Our western society with its notions of Human Rights, Freedom, > Equality, Liberty..all the nice buzz words is not in the majority on > this planet. > > 2009/7/24 Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com>: > > > > I agree with everything you said below, but I think one of the most > > disturbing part of this story for readers is that the family of the GIRL > > doesn't want her back. > > > > That is so wrong, it defies belief. > > > > Yes, many societies have problems with abusers, but MOST civilized > societies > > would not blame and shun the poor helpless girl. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:300899 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
