Friday, August 14, 2015

Raping: Spiritually Beneficial?

I would just like to tell the world that sexual assault is neither "spiritually beneficial" or "virtuous." Why am I declaring this? The following excerpt taken from a recent article written by Joshua Keating, a staff writer at Slate Magazine who specializes on writing about international affairs. Keating quotes an article written by another writer, as part of his article. Here is part of what he wrote.

"Based on interviews with 21 survivors, the article details how rape has become deeply enmeshed in the organization and the radical theology of the Islamic State” 'since the group overran Yazidi territory in 2014. ISIS has created “a network of warehouses where the victims are held, viewing rooms where they are inspected and marketed, and a dedicated fleet of buses used to transport them,” and issued a 34-page how-to manual with guidelines for rape. Its leaders have celebrated sexual assault as “spiritually beneficial, even virtuous.” A 12-year-old escapee, now living with her family in an Iraqi refugee camp, describes how an ISIS fighter would pray before and after raping her and explain that the Quran gave him the right to do so."

So, "an Isis fighter would pray before and after raping her and explain that the Koran gave him the right to do so." If the Koran gives him the right to rape a 12 year old girl, then, obviously the Koran is not the Word of God. The actual Word of God forbids sex outside of marriage. (marriage being between a man and a woman) Any man who rapes a woman is a criminal who needs to repent. A man who rapes a child is not only a criminal, but also a sick person, who also needs to repent. If he repents, he needs to replace the lies he has believed with the Word of God, and develop his faith in Jesus Christ. I have discussed this matter with high school students, most of who have told me "its their culture." No way. Having sex with a child against her will is not "an aspect of culture." It is criminal and barbaric conduct. Apparently, in the opinion of some, if you politicize perversion and you back it up with some kind of religion, you are justified, and you actually think you deserve sex from some captured, innocent girl because you are carrying a sub-machine gun. How pathetic can you get? What do these actions say about the offender's religion? RD

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