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Originally Posted by abaya
.....I don't think any one of us is condoning this behavior. Murdering people is wrong. But there is no one single ethnic or religious group who has the corner market on murder, or even on honor killings.
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Here is where you are wrong.
Murder, whether it is out-right treacherous murder, or murder with motivation, is still murder. It's probably the same. I agree with you. But here's the catch. In most societies murder is punishable by law, that is to say murder is illegal - it is against the law. Some may make consesions to those murders comitted "without design" and Americans may give leniency to murder comitted in a fit of jealously by way of an infidel husband/wife. It is all still a crime to murder someone and some punishment is expected.
The Moslem law (as pertains to religeous rights, duties and obligations) not only allows "honour killings" but it it acutually encourages it. That law (though not in the same paragraph) also includes the obligation of every Moslem (anywhere in the world) to murder whoever is on the "Fatwa" list.
I honestly don't recall any Pope condoning (least of all demanding!) the head of any one human being on this earth.
Now, if you don't like my conclusions you may feel completely free to make your own.