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A Return to Virginity

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Alma, Jun 11, 2008.

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  1. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Yet another a shining example of Muslim culture.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/world/europe/11virgin.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087&em&en=7e3715da3237218a&ex=1213329600
     
  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So many possible punch lines that I'm speechless.
     
  3. Pastor

    Pastor Active Member

    No. I think they are only putting one in place.
     
  4. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    I don't get it.

    Either you are a virgin or not.

    And Mohammed knows.

    Or, are they saying a surgeon can fool Mohammed?
     
  5. andyouare?

    andyouare? Guest

    It's awful. I don't agree with it, and I will never understand it. But I also don't sit in judgement and insult an entire religion.
     
  6. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    It does seem a bit odd that these women will willingly lie to their future husband to be by getting a surgery like this. Never mind the way it flouts their religious beliefs in the first place.
     
  7. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    The story makes it sound like the sex act is the climax, so to speak, of the wedding for both the couple and the family. Does the bride come out and hold up the bloody sheets for everyone to see?
    Instead of a garter or bouquet, do Islamic brides toss a used condom over their shoulder?
     
  8. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Are the girls getting the surgery virgins? Just... loose ones?
     
  9. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Yet another model of Christian charity and understanding.

    That whole Least of My Brothers thing must've really sunk in.
     
  10. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    It's a big deal to get married not as a virgin in the Muslim culture. It's also bad to get divorced, but obviously those things happen all the time.
     
  11. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    I know that. But wouldn't it be equally a big deal to lose your virginity, regain it and lie about it to your spouse? Big, at least from a moral perspective.
     
  12. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    I bet there are plenty of good girls here in the U.S. who forget about certain events in their lives if virginity is important to their potential husbands. That said, those potential husbands probably don't ask for the V card from the doctor.
     
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