Posted on 11/07/2009 7:57:11 PM PST by Pride_of_the_Bluegrass
A Saudi court has ruled in favor of the public display of a crucifix, despite a Kingdom-wide ban on Christian symbols. The only proviso is that a beheaded human body has to be attached to it:
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
The convict was arrested earlier this year after a seven-year old boy helped police in their investigation. The child left in the desert after the rape was three years old, Okaz newspaper said.
International rights groups have accused the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, of applying draconian justice, beheading murderers, rapists and drug traffickers in public. So far this year about 40 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia.
In Saudi Arabia, crucifixion means tying the body of the convict to wooden beams to be displayed to the public after beheading.
I actually found something I agree with them on.
Every once in a while the muslims get something right.
The so-called “international human rights” groups are truly the worst that humanity has to offer. Nothing is worse than liberals. Not even a tyrannical theocracy.
I assume the title is satirical.
That would be correct.
When you see in the Old Testament about someone being hung, what's happening is that their already executed body was put on public display. Huge dishonor.
I think the U.S. should adopt the same procedure. It’s painless, it’s final and the family of the victim can enjoy pictures of the result forever. They could soften it by calling it the Ann Boleyn treatment.
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