The dark secret of Thailand’s child brides

[duanebigsby]

1 minute ago, gunderhill said:

I try not to involve the "rest of the world"as its a "Thai" forum and they clearly state in the article, it doesn't mention underage Christian, Hindu, Sikh , Jehovas or Devil worshippers.

 

Underage Muslim girls are regularly forced into marriage with Malaysian men, and the government turns a blind eye

 

You have been blaming the religion as if it is the sole reason this happens.

 

It's a Thai forum, and in this neck of the woods it happens to be Muslims doing the crime. Agreed.

 

All I have been saying is that it is a worldwide problem which crosses all Religious and cultural boundaries.

 

You've been making out that Muslims are horrible people and are solely responsible for this.

[Krataiboy]

6 hours ago, Esso49 said:

As part of the human race you should already know what is right or wrong,  you should not need a religious superstition to tell you what you should already  ?

A somewhat simplistic view - and one obviously not shared by 1.6 billion followers of Islam, not to mention over two billion Christians. Good to know, though, that if I ever have a problem sorting right from wrong I now have the oracle literally at my fingertips. 

 

[duanebigsby]

4 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

A somewhat simplistic view - and one obviously not shared by 1.6 billion followers of Islam, not to mention over two billion Christians. Good to know, though, that if I ever have a problem sorting right from wrong I now have the oracle literally at my fingertips. 

 

followers.....the key word.

Why do you need bronze age rhetoric to figure out right from wrong?

[Krataiboy]

Just now, duanebigsby said:

followers.....the key word.

Why do you need bronze age rhetoric to figure out right from wrong?

You're asking the wrong guy. I'm an anti-theist. Nice to know, though, that if I ever get stuck with a moral issue, I've got you to turn to.

[duanebigsby]

1 minute ago, Krataiboy said:

You're asking the wrong guy. I'm an anti-theist. Nice to know, though, that if I ever get stuck with a moral issue, I've got you to turn to.

Why do you sound like you totally support the religious views then?

[newatthis]

2 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

 I don't think it's ignorant at all.

 

I think it's ignorant that people still believe all this tripe. So is the Bible with a similar amount of followers. And when did the Muslims arrive at theirs was ' the last and true religion '

 

Both religions are a load of tosh for desperate people or those of low education to believe in and rely on in times of need and the fear that death is final.

 

You only have to look at the alleged scholars, Imans or Holy men that promote this nonsense to see it is altered to suit their needs more and more.

"the fear that death  is final."

 

I'm not of "low education" and 

I have no fear of death but I'm pretty sure it's final. No one has ever come back to tell me it's not. Patrick and Demi's movie was just a Hollywood tearjerker.

For all those who cling to their coming back belief, I put you in the same category as those who believe that Moroni gave visions and gold tablets

 

[Krataiboy]

Just now, duanebigsby said:

Why do you sound like you totally support the religious views then?

Don't quite know what you mean by "the religious views". I agree with some, but not others. I am bound by none. However, I acknowledge the role the Judeo'\Christian culture has played in the development of major civilisations and nobody has, as yet, risen to my challenge of identifying a culture based on its precepts which has benfited by converting to totalitarian ideologies such as Islam and Communism.

 

Your turn. But hurry up as it's way past my bedtime.

[The manic]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6122475/The-shocking-plight-Americas-child-brides-aged-young-13.html

It happens in the USA too.

[VBF]

10 hours ago, rodney earl said:

If there was NO religion in the world it would be a far far better place. ALL religions are about 3 things and 3 things only MONEY, POWER AND CONTROL OF THE POPULATION.!!!

"All religion is a foolish answer to a foolish question"

 

Actually a quote from the fictional "Peaky Blinders" but makes a lot of sense to me!

[The Old Bull]

12 hours ago, rodney earl said:

If there was NO religion in the world it would be a far far better place. ALL religions are about 3 things and 3 things only MONEY, POWER AND CONTROL OF THE POPULATION.!!!

Religion is about keeping the rich man in his castle and the poor man in the field. The devine right of kings and pie in the sky, what bullshit.

[metisdead]

Some troll posts have been removed. 

[gunderhill]

8 hours ago, duanebigsby said:

You have been blaming the religion as if it is the sole reason this happens.

 

It's a Thai forum, and in this neck of the woods it happens to be Muslims doing the crime. Agreed.

 

All I have been saying is that it is a worldwide problem which crosses all Religious and cultural boundaries.

 

You've been making out that Muslims are horrible people and are solely responsible for this.

Tosh for want of a better word

[Jimbo in Thailand]

19 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

shocked The Guardian are publishing this, normally they try to hide such stories

Maybe because anything that espouses the satanic anti-human purely misogynistic Sharia law (forced child marriage included) has nothing whatsoever to do with a proper religion.  Instead it's simply a lifestyle choice... or a forced lifestyle choice, depending upon your sex.

[bendejo]

Don't expect any Malaysian politicians to go anywhere near this.  There is a fundamentalist political party there that has been gaining power in the past 15 years.  Anything that attempts to curtail ANYTHING that involves The Faithful will raise holy hell (as we Occidental heretics say), and those who come forward will feel the heat.

On the other hand, the current PM, who is also the 20-year veteran PM, might be able to get away with some sort of action.  After all, he was the one who helped bring the country into the 20th century -- the guy knows how to get things done, if he takes a notion to.

 

 

[Spidey]

3 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Don't expect any Malaysian politicians to go anywhere near this.  There is a fundamentalist political party there that has been gaining power in the past 15 years.  Anything that attempts to curtail ANYTHING that involves The Faithful will raise holy hell (as we Occidental heretics say), and those who come forward will feel the heat.

On the other hand, the current PM, who is also the 20-year veteran PM, might be able to get away with some sort of action.  After all, he was the one who helped bring the country into the 20th century -- the guy knows how to get things done, if he takes a notion to.

 

 

He's 93. He's probably forgotten it all. In fact, he's probably forgotten what he's had for his breakfast! The power lies with the people behind him.

[Kevbo]

On 9/2/2018 at 7:12 AM, biggles45 said:

Nothing will be done by Western governments eager to appease muslim migrants just as with the muslim men who have four wives, even tho bigamy is illegal. In Australia they treat 3 of the "wives" as single mothers, give each one a government pension and a place to live in, courtesy of the tax payer. 

Same in UK ....

[Stargeezr]

Isn't Sharia law wonderful!  Well I guess it is if you are an uncaring macho paedofile, or,

 a guy living in a Muslim country that allows this barbaric law to exist.

[unblocktheplanet]

When I taught university in Nepal, the mortality rate was 32 for men, 35 for women. Among the uneducated, many 13 year olds married but not to boys so much their senior.

 

13 year olds married off to 70 year olds is another story entirely. I'd like to hear more from the president of the Islamic Council as to his home life, and what became of his mother when his father died.

 

Nevertheless, the statistic we should be looking at is the longevity of marriage for child brides. Or are they simply discarded when their freshness wears off?

[Spidey]

4 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Isn't Sharia law wonderful!  Well I guess it is if you are an uncaring macho paedofile, or,

 a guy living in a Muslim country that allows this barbaric law to exist.

If you take the time to talk to Moslems born or raised in the West you will find that a large majority are opposed to Sharia Law. Unfortunately the majority live in insular communities where the corporate consciousness prevails. The vocal minority form the opinions of the community.

 

Usually the same with any group with radical and unpalatable views. An example is Trump supporters. A large gathering of them will espouse racist xenophobic views, which has led the world to view all Americans as racist and xenophobic.

 

Of course most of us know this just isn't true as we come into contact with Americans and socialise with them. I have 2 near neighbours, both Americans and Trump supporters, neither of them could be described by anyone as racist or xenophobic (although they do display a disproportionate level of national pride ?).

 

Don't judge people by what you see on TV, judge them as you find them and you just might find that your average Moslems are moderate, sane and rational people. 

 

Do yourself a favour, divest yourself of your prejudices and hug a Moslem (and an American) ?

[Stargeezr]

To Spidy,  I was married to an American, and I have a Muslim relative, just sayng that

Sharia  Law is barbaric in my opinion.

[nong38]

Who want to be brought as a muslim esp if you are a female, hardly like winning the lottery of life is it, worse than the wooden spoon with a bacon sandwich.

[Spidey]

31 minutes ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

To Spidy,  I was married to an American, and I have a Muslim relative, just sayng that

Sharia  Law is barbaric in my opinion.

I agree, sorry if you thought that the post was aimed at you personally, not my intention.

 

Does your Moslem relative want to live by Sharia law or does he wish to live by the laws of his adoptive country?