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Mandos
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posted 13 April 2005 01:02 AM      Profile for Mandos   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/04/12/SaudiMarriage-050412.html?ref=rss

You may find it interesting, though, that they have a divorce rate of 50%.


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Albireo
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posted 13 April 2005 01:32 AM      Profile for Albireo     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Well that's a positive step. If things keep improving, women will soon be allowed to drive, or even vote.

But does that 50% divorce rate mean that all of the men divorce half of their wives, or that half of the men divorce all of their wives?

[ 13 April 2005: Message edited by: Albireo ]


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Boom Boom
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posted 13 April 2005 12:13 PM      Profile for Boom Boom     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Another good step would be to get rid of the lash. Do the Saudi's have capital punishment?
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posted 13 April 2005 01:00 PM      Profile for BleedingHeart   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Boom Boom:
Do the Saudi's have capital punishment?

Yes with gusto


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Boom Boom
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posted 13 April 2005 02:03 PM      Profile for Boom Boom     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
That's what I thought, but I had hoped they dropped it.
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posted 13 April 2005 02:32 PM      Profile for NDP Newbie     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Saud Family member = Nazi
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Erstwhile
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posted 13 April 2005 02:36 PM      Profile for Erstwhile     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Godwin's in six!
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Mandos
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posted 13 April 2005 09:30 PM      Profile for Mandos   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
They are not going to drop capital punishment for a long time. Stopping forced marriages is still justifiable using arguments from their own religious orthodoxy. It's not a radical opinion.
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No Yards
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posted 13 April 2005 09:34 PM      Profile for No Yards   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Ironic, the Muslim fundies are banning forced marriages, and the Christian fundies are forcing banned marriages.
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liminal
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Last year, they had a roaring debate about introducing physical education classes to girls' schools, and now, this. These guys are on a roll!Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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