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Sex before marriage by law?

Grazer

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19049000

Not sure they got it totally right given their law regarding a woman who is raped must marry the rapist since it is such a dishonour to the family for a woman to have sex outside marriage.

But having a law is nothing if you don't enforce it. The legal age for consent to have sex in the UK is 16 but how many stories do you hear of people as young as 14 (if not younger) having sex? It would be radical to do this in the West (if not impossible) but if it (as in no sex before marriage) could be passed as law, would it cause more problems than it solves?
 
For example, last year, a judge ordered a 16-year-old girl, Amina Filali, to marry the man who had raped her, in order to preserve her family's honour.
She committed suicide in March after she was severely beaten by her husband.

Sharia Law. :bigfrown
 
fornication was illegal at one time in americas past. the problem with that is what in prison would reform that person? fornication is wrong but we cant solve that issue with jail time.
 
jasoncran said:
fornication was illegal at one time in americas past. the problem with that is what in prison would reform that person? fornication is wrong but we cant solve that issue with jail time.
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The threat of jail has done little to stem the tide of teachers being sexually active with their underage students. It's amazing to me how many of them are taking the chance of ruining their lives and careers to sleep with someone they by law are not supposed to. Laws, and the threat of jail, sure haven't done much to stop them, has it?
 
I am sorry for using the bad language !
i dod not know i can not say some words.

i only mean to say that i find it is very sick that
a woman has to marry the man that rape her.

Finicky.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
The threat of jail has done little to stem the tide of teachers being sexually active with their underage students. It's amazing to me how many of them are taking the chance of ruining their lives and careers to sleep with someone they by law are not supposed to. Laws, and the threat of jail, sure haven't done much to stop them, has it?
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no but well sadly its the sign of the decadence we live in. but do you suggest that we dont punish statutory rape? that baby in my avatar will not be dating her teacher. there wont be a trial for him. just a gasket.:D
 
My goodness what mixed up mess society is degenerating into.
God's purpose, which people because of their love of sexual gratification dont like, is for sex within a faithful man/woman marriage. When one strays from that one is in all kinds of trouble.
 
Brightmorningstar said:
My goodness what mixed up mess society is degenerating into.
God's purpose, which people because of their love of sexual gratification dont like, is for sex within a faithful man/woman marriage. When one strays from that one is in all kinds of trouble.
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So it stops being about sexual gratification once you're married?

Speaking from current circumstances, the desire to sleep with the one you love is powerful and goes beyond mere gratification
 
jasoncran said:
...do you suggest that we dont punish statutory rape?
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No.

I took this thread as addressing the issue of laws for otherwise consenting adults. Should those be governed by religious law? I guess the better question would be, "is that possible?"

Since religious law doesn't seem to work in regard to unnatural or inappropriate relationships I don't think it would be much of a deterrent to natural and appropriate relationships--ones that are okay in and of themselves but which must still be governed by some laws.
 
Brightmorningstar said:
God's purpose, which people because of their love of sexual gratification dont like, is for sex within a faithful man/woman marriage. When one strays from that one is in all kinds of trouble.
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Which is one of those truths that is self evident.

We don't need to accept it on entirely on faith. Just look around you at how disrespecting God's rules for marriage destroys lives. And often, as you point out, in the name of sexual fulfillment.

It can be a hard pill to swallow, but sometimes we have to fore go very powerful sexual urges so other people don't get hurt. But that's what being a Christian is all about--controlling your appetites (natural and unnatural) so other people don't get hurt. That's where the value of written guidance (law) comes in. It leaves no room for the deceitfulness of reasonings, and justifications, and the rationalizing we humans are so good at in order to get what we know we're really not entitled to indulge.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
No.

I took this thread as addressing the issue of laws for otherwise consenting adults. Should those be governed by religious law? I guess the better question would be, "is that possible?"

Since religious law doesn't seem to work in regard to unnatural or inappropriate relationships I don't think it would be much of a deterrent to natural and appropriate relationships--ones that are okay in and of themselves but which must still be governed by some laws.
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well this is heading to a gay rights thread sooner or later. i do agree that to try to ban fornication is the period of american history is futile.
 
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