10-Year-Old Child Bride Forced to Return to 80-Year-Old Husband

He is doing what his religion commands him to do.

Afghanistan is upside down and inside out....and I'm sure there are lots of other tribal countries out there that have some strange mentalities....but that does not mean ALL MUSLIMS are the same. That's like saying "all Christians are like Mormons". I am finding that there is an awful lot of generalization in the comments on this site.

nah, i've watched enough travel channels to know most tribal countries are way better in rules than them.

Yes Bushido! Very, very true.
Just look at how the media muzzles itself if there is a hint of upsetting religious loudmouths.

Islam loves to threaten violence on any and all detractors, that's for sure.

Very true. Time to stop 'playing nice' with disgusting beliefs.

its not just "Muslims" you can't just say that.. this happens all over form the foot hills of the Himalayas to deep in Africa...

No we can and should say that it is taking place in Muslim countries and that it is sanctioned by Mohammed in the Koran. The ONLY countries in the world where child marriage is legal are Muslim!

David Kouresh claimed Christianity as his faith. The Renegade Mormons say that they are of the Christian faith etc. etc. Do you really think it is just a Muslim problem? Maybe you would like to explain how much more correct your particular flavor of magic and spells is than others with superstitious belief systems.

I am against pedophilia anywhere. What the Catholics did is horrendous.

The examples you cite have historical nastiness and religious basis I agree, but the difference is whether it is national law? Koresh and the Mormons don't control their own nation. Freaky sects do not equal nationally accepted laws.

Superstition is what caused her problem to begin with. How do you think it will help solve her problem?

Other than outdated cultural norms, religion is the reason for her plight. Don't you think that god has screwed the pooch enough on this one?

And solar powered mass transit.

Definitely, although without education to change public opinion, the laws are rarely practiced or even enforced. Child brides have been illegal in India for awhile, but one wouldn't know it by the undisguised, elaborate weddings held with child brides in them.

Ahhh, death panels....the jokes never get old lol.

That girl is definitely NOT 10.

Girls in Saudi Arabia can be married at nine because Mohammed had a nine year old bride. Progressive!

Very true Samthesixth...more people need to hear it.

WTF man... Pedophilia is usually running rampant on YOUR side of the political aisle...

Can't you just comment on something without making ad nauseam political debate about it?

This is a disgusting, sadistic custom. however they don't have your oil..The father should be made live with this old mildewed man..........

This is a disgusting, sadistic custom. however they don't have your oil..The father should be made live with this old mildewed man..........

"something harsher than water boarding" ?

This reminds me of one of the Janitors on scrubs in the "brain trust" The one for whom any solution to any problem requires them to set something on fire.

Simple legislation wouldn't work? It does here.

The legislation that works is called embargo...but we don't embargo Saudi Arabia because we want their oil.

Same as China, we want all that crap they keep producing, so we turn a blind eye to human rights violations and continue to import goods that are working on topping the charts for recalls.

Doing business with countries that do not value human rights is a decision made by our representatives, and our power to alter those decisions is limited to letting our representatives know how we feel about doing business with those countries, and refusing to use the oil and buy the crap.

So if we want things to change, then we can all do something about it, but most of us don't.

I'm sure they feel the same way about Michael Jackson. We all have stuff we're not proud of.

Most of "our" oil? I'm sure they feel the same way about YOU.

Hey Bombastinator...
Michael Jackson went to trial and had to eventually flee the country...not like his behavior was accepted.
Are you telling me the 80 year old 'husband' is facing charges? Is the Saudi culture disgusted by his behavior?
I'm guessing not.

the government hates it but their power is limited.

the government hates it? You are kidding right?

And Obama bowed to their slave owning king!

to samthesixth: Bush held hands with Saudi Prince Abdullah....what's your point?

Oh Dear,

My point is that they are both hypocrites when it comes to appeasing Muslim rulers who believe in the divinity of pedophilia. I was only pointing out the latest egregious example.