overheard in passing

Scott Adams pulls no punches.

I just saw in the news that Shiite Muslims in Iraq are engaging in a practice called mutaa, or “temporary marriage,” for the purpose of sex. A Shiite man can have more than one wife, so whether he is married or single, if he wants to buy some sex, he arranges a secret and temporary marriage. It could last for a few hours or a few years. Some Shiites believe it�s all sanctioned by Islamic law. Among its many benefits, it is seen as a humane way to care for widows. I think it�s obvious that God would support this concept. I can�t think of a more humane way to take care of a widow than to turn her into a whore.

The Dilbert Blog: Religious Loophole

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by pwyll
Filed under: General, slavery

7 Responses to “overheard in passing”

  1. Paco Malo, on January 24th, 2007 at 8:38 am Said:

    I apologize in advance for this non sequitur comment. But last night, in his 6th State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush finally used those three little words: “Global Climate Change”.

    Again I say: finally.

  2. cardcarryinglibertarian, on January 24th, 2007 at 9:33 am Said:

    The silence of the American feminists on this issue of their Muslim sister’s slavery is deafening. History will judge them very harshly for their total inaction.

    Global Climate Change is a “convenient lie” being used to drive a political agenda. The far more pressing problem is coming coming up with a sane energy policy that weens us from foreign oil and doesn’t endanger the world’s food supply. I don’t hear much about that

  3. Paco Malo, on January 24th, 2007 at 12:07 pm Said:

    Dear CCL.

    I completely agree with your statement that “…[t]he far more pressing problem is coming up with a sane energy policy that weens us from foreign oil and doesn’t endanger the world’s food supply. …”

    Oil should be scented and for back rubs only.

  4. Paco Malo, on January 24th, 2007 at 12:36 pm Said:

    And Yo! CCL,

    Didn’t we play basketball together and room together in college?

  5. Paco Malo, on January 24th, 2007 at 1:59 pm Said:

    Epilogue:

    CSNY (written by Stephen Stills):

    Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground,
    Mother Earth will swallow you,
    Lay your body down.

  6. cardcarryinglibertarian, on January 25th, 2007 at 1:07 pm Said:

    Yo back at ya Paco Malo. I ain’t asaying yes and I ain’t asaying no. I just ain’t asaying. I do recall my college roommate going by the nickname “Disco”, and he did speak almost exclusively in unintelligible rock ‘n roll lyrics.

  7. Paco Malo, on January 25th, 2007 at 9:27 pm Said:

    I is a sayin’: Howdy!

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