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originally posted by: dragonridr
a reply to: Bloodydagger
Wow she's a bigot. In the middle ages girls could marry at 12.
originally posted by: Elton
So because he had a book of Hadiths (presumably for sale) he is a Muslim pedophile?
How is it child pornography? If it is true then it is simply history. If it is false then who is the victim?
That said I doubt he is the most qualified person to argue with that lady about Islam on the street, lol.
originally posted by: Bloodydagger
History be damned.
The first recorded age-of-consent law dates back 800 years. In 1275, in England, as part of the rape law, a statute, Westminster 1, made it a misdemeanor to "ravish" a "maiden within age", whether with or without her consent. The phrase "within age" was interpreted by jurist Sir Edward Coke as meaning the age of marriage, which at the time was 12 years of age.
In the 12th century, the jurist Gratian, an influential founder of Canon law in medieval Europe, accepted the age of puberty for marriage to be between 12 and 14, but acknowledged consent to be meaningful if the children were older than 7. There were authorities with a claim that consent could take place earlier. Marriage would then be valid as long as neither of the two parties annulled the marital agreement before reaching puberty, or if they had already consummated the marriage.
It should be noted that Judges honored marriages based on mutual consent at ages younger than 7, in spite of what Gratian had said; there are recorded marriages of 2 and 3 year olds.
originally posted by: Bloodydagger
originally posted by: dragonridr
a reply to: Bloodydagger
Wow she's a bigot. In the middle ages girls could marry at 12.
You don't see that as being wrong? If a 12 year old married and had sex with a man in his 40s or 50s? (example)
Its wrong, period.
That lady was no bigot, she was speaking the truth.
Condone this form of pedophilia then you might as well condone ALL pedophilia. Its all the same. History be damned.
originally posted by: PorteurDeMort
Why anyone would see that as something that is ok, is beyond me.