I have to put Huckabee in with Romney when it comes to
a dangerous co-mingling of religion and politics and
governing.
Last week on BBC radio, there was a story, far too
believable from Iran.
Small town, 40 miles from Tehran. Father, 3 sons,
wife who worked to support family, and a young
daughter.
Under religious rule, the daughter is PROPERTY of
father------he decides to raise the family income. He
"marries" her off to an older man for 5
months-----quite legal----marriage avoids problems
like rape, child abuse, etc. He collects equivalent
of $100
a month for marriage. From that point on he continues
the practice. When she is 17 the man who "marries"
her decides to make money off her instead of just
enjoying her body himself. She begins servicing up to
15 men per night under his threat. Now this is out
and out prostitution as SHE CAN BE MARRIED
LEGITIMATELY TO ONLY ONE MAN, her husband, who is
renting her out. Somehow the authorities become
involved-----it is thought it was because of neighbor
complaints. The man/HUSBAND
and his "wife" are both arrested, although not under a
prostitution charge----apparently such a charge didn't
fit the crime. She's 18 and in prison. As part of
the investigation the authorities interview the
ORIGINAL FAMILY. Two of the three boys say they had
sex with their younger sister when she was 6 or 7.
This is INCEST! And the guilty party
is--------drumroll, please!-----------yes, the guilty
party is the 6 year old girl who beguiled and seduced
her teenage brothers! The sentence: DEATH!!!!
At this point the story hits the press------------a
female lawyer, still practicing on her "shah acquired"
license hears the story. Follow up interviews get the
teenage brothers to recant(now, of course, much older,
being teenagers at the time they apparently were
seduced by their sister). The lawyer appeals to a
higher court with the recantations in hand.
She pleads that "at no time did anyone offer hope,
help, understanding or fairness to this now 19 year
old woman only days from death. Can not this court be
the first?" Her plea is successful.
The 19 year old is released into the care of an
organization which is dealing with about a dozen other
women so abused and married off, etc.
In the case of this story----at the time of the BBC
report she was now 22------the girl has panic and
hysteria attacks daily------is at least in a schooling
situation and now reads with the proficiency of a 2nd
grader---and is getting training in sewing so as to
make a living for herself at some point----but for all
intents and purposes will always live a shattered
life.
That is what RELIGION in the extreme will do for
women.
I mention that because Huckabee has a lot of
statements to disavow----like the one in the 80's when
as a Baptist Minister he said and wrote in the church
newspaper something to the effect that "it is a
woman's duty to submit totally in all things to her
husband."
He is still dealing with his earlier charge that HIV
victims be "isolated", which sounds like a quarantine
to me-----his backtracking is taking the form that at
the time he made that statement no one knew that
casual
contact could NOT pass along the
disease--------------which is false/a lie/or another
example of stupidity because it had been known for AT
LEAST 5 YEARS WHEN HE MADE HIS STATEMENT THAT CASUAL
CONTACT LIKE SHAKING HANDS OR EVEN KISSING COULD NOT
PASS ALONG THE VIRUS.
The dems will have fun with this guy who believes in
creationism and wants it taught in schools instead of
evolution.
But first the press and his opponents will have a
shot. |
