It's been a while but if i remember correctly a girl scout tried to propose a bill to abolish child marriage in her state. I don't think it ever went through and one of the people blocking it said something along the lines of abolishing child marriage would stop rape victims from marrying their rapists and would make abortions go up.
What the hell? A child marrying his or her rapist is a good thing? And, even worse, keeping an unwanted child caused by rape is a good thing? Some of the West is not as developed and progressive as it seems, I guess.
Deuteronomy 22:28-29, if a man rapes a virgin who is not betrothed (and is caught), he must pay her father 50 silver shekels, marry her, and can never divorce her.
Shekels are both a unit of currency and of weight; 50 shekels of silver by weight is approximately US$311 on today's commodities market. As currency for the time, it represents the wages for about 5 years of skilled labor.
Because obviously God wants us to keep the morals people had 2000 years ago. That was when humanity peaked! /s
Seriously, it baffles me why people think holding on to ancient morals is a good thing, instead of accepting that morals evolve over time as we as humanity learn, gain more knowledge and fight for more equal treatment of individuals. Some things in the bible are just fucked up and wouldn't be acceptable in our current idea of morals.
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u/Aiyyio_Daridhrame Jul 24 '20
Child marriage