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• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 1:00am

  In reply to crazybutt.

  When it happened in America, The response was one of outcry, and a huge political and moral scandal.

  When he reported it, the officer said “she got what she had coming to her”. You don’t see a difference there?

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:54am

  In reply to DEFCON1.

  Americans already pump and produce crude. All throughout the gulf region (I live within 50 miles of 12 separate gasoline refineries), the price of retrieving it locally and not having to transport it offsets the lower staffing costs elsewhere, followed by the huge cost to transport it back.

  In other words, staffing costs are not an issue when it comes to US production.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:50am

  In reply to CulperGang.

  Eh, there are concerted efforts in place by Car manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency. My little pickup 20 years ago got 15 MPG, today the same make and model gets 28 MPG. If there was a viable alternative, I would jump at it. But the current electrical alternative is a joke, generating more pollution than the fuel it seeks to replace.

  As for the killing of inventors, I am not sure there. I doubt its that simple. Its more likely the oil companys funded the reseach, and then patented the results, making it impossible to use or develop further.

  As for oil investments, I think America is intentionally avoiding tapping its own resources, knowing most of the remainder of the world has neither the technology nor the ability to create an alternative to gasoline. When we finally get low in 20-30 years, America will again control the world via technology and gasoline.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:44am

  In reply to Bamagal0007.

  Not the correct solution.

  Cant punish an entire region because some of the people there don’t respect women.

  Would be better to raise the issues politically on a global scale, and embarrass the nations into taking action, like the people of India are doing with their government. The other thing would be to have the UN sign off on some kind of basic human rights and laws system that guarantees that no woman should be punished for violence against her. That, when incidents like this happen, the UN can step in and take action to retrieve the woman immediately, with international support.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:38am

  In reply to truemedia.

  And, to answer your last point.

  A man after God’s own heart.

  David followed faithfully the laws and commandments of God. In his entire life, there are only 3 incidents in which he failed to be perfect. When given an instruction, he followed it perfectly, and showed complete faith in God in regards his future and what actions he should take.

  1. Adultery – For which he was punished by God by loss of his Son.
  2. Taking a census – against the wishes of God
  3. Failing to be a be an even and fair father – Was too lax, and failed to punish his children when they needed it. As evidenced by the above bible verses.

  David was not perfect, but he tried to be faithful and spiritual, and for that he was a man after God’s own heart. He also became a valid example and lesson for all Jews and Christians that followed.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:27am

  In reply to truemedia.

  Correct, colleges do not allow papers based solely on Wikipedia sources. But there are thousands of other sites with teh same information on the dead sea scrolls.

  It is your personal assertion that the DSS does not match up with current OT and NT texts. That is your assertion, that disagrees with the educated chaps who have taken the time to translate it. Lets not forget, photographs of the scrolls are online if you wish you can translate for yourself. But don’t doubt their work because its not your own.

  This bible was a translated text, yes, it was edited, as people came to realize translation mistakes. This is why I went back to the Jewish texts and to the newest translation, that’s as close to original as you can get in English. Yes, everyone accepts that some of the power and meaning was lost in translation, but we are at least trying to correct that. It wasn’t until I went back to Jewish texts that the word formed used for animals is different to the word used for humans. That humans have a Godly element in their forming, even at a scriptural spelling level.

  He slept with the concubines after the murder. In the UK we have an old saying that I think is of Arab descent, regarding the final straw that broke the camels back. The final issue was the sleeping with the concubines, he didn’t act right away to the murder of the brother.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:15am

  In reply to Los2000.

  Same thing happens in the nation of Islam too.

  You have people who read and understand the Quran differently. This is why you have extremists and progressives, each quoting different portions of the Quran to enforce their message.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 16, 2013 at 12:12am

  In reply to Los2000.

  Peoples understanding of the bible, and its teachings change with life lessons and perspectives. I used to be a bench warming Atheist Catholic. Then I was an agnostic pretending to be Church of England. As I grew, so did my understanding of the bible and my faith. I was non-denominational Christian for a few years, and now I am Hebrew roots.

  Yes, the Scriptures bible is old and new testament, with new translations written by Jewish and Greek scholars to give a much more strict translation.

  Every person is able to read a passage and understand it for himself. The same verse can mean many different things depending on what you are experiencing at that moment in life. You take what you need from it. As you grow in your relationship with God (which is a life long process), your understanding of the verse grows until you reach a full understanding of the bible that feels correct to you.

  Its hard to explain, its like the difference between sunnis, sufis, and Shias. Each of them vary just small amount, and to each, their understanding of the Quran is the correct one.

  I have my understanding of the bible, which changes weekly. Others have theirs. Unfortunately most rely on their pastor to give them a meaning, hardly ever cracking the bible open for themselves. And, most pastors tend to teach only tithing and the promise of rewards.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 15, 2013 at 11:55pm

  In reply to SirhanSirhan.

  1. The bible regulates slavery and puts a limit on the time a slave can be kept. This however, is not relevant today. It applied historically because it was a culturally accepted norm. Today, from New Testament teachings, we understand all men to be equal.

  2. The US is not my country of citizenship, it is my country of residence. If I had my way, abortion would be illegal except when the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother. However, as this country is democratic, people vote for who they want.

  3. While census data states the US is 76% Christian, I can tell you from a personal perspective, a large portion of them are weekend warriors and bench warmers. Christians only on Sunday mornings. They do not follow Christian morals, believes, and teachings. I quit my last church because the leader of that church was nothing more than a life coach using scriptures as positive reinforcement.

  4. Universal health care is a nice dream to have, coming from a socialist driven nation, I can see its benefits. But, I have also seen its limitations. The idea is not a GOP idea, its a socialist idea. Many socialists in the US join both the democratic and republican party, as there is no viable socialist party to run with.

  It was however a democratic government here that pushed it through and made it policy, even with a huge public outcry against it.

• Horrifying: Australian Woman Gang Raped in Dubai – Then Jailed 8 Months for Sex Outside Marriage

  May 15, 2013 at 11:38pm

  In reply to Mr. H..

  But you again overlook the obvious, “Sexual Assaults” is a blanket term.

  It could be as minor as “he said I had a nice ass”.

  Yes, there’s a lot of that kind of harassment. Especially now openly gay military members are permitted. How would you feel, sharing a shower with a gay man when you turn around and notice him eyeing you like a piece of meat? Id lodge a complain too.

  Not stating there’s no rape in the 26,000 incidents reported, but from another article I read, most of the reports were of hazing between regular rank and file going to far, and of inappropriate touching / groping. Its a shame its happening, and it needs to be corrected, but its far from the 26k rapes you are portraying it as. That, and of the 26k assaults reported, less than 4% was by civilians (920).