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Old 03-31-2009, 11:49 PM   #38
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Is non-consensual intercourse and rape not the same thing?

If not please explain the difference to me.
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The law says(and again none of us have seen the exact wording) that a wife must consent to the sexual demands of her husband. It doesn't say(at least we don't know it does) that a husband has the right to force himself upon his wife if she breaks this law. It might simply mean her husband would have grounds for a divorce if she didn't fulfill his request.
It doesn't say he can't force himself either. It does say, she has no right to say "no". The law uses language like "obey" and "demands"; one is lead to believe that he is within his means to take whatever steps necessary and it is within his legal right.

In that country a wife would be lucky to get off with just a divorce; more likely punishment would be a stoning.
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