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Old 08-26-2013, 02:07 PM   #135
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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef View Post
I think 1 thing is being lost here.

Not every culture embraces the same beliefs. If the overwhelming majority of people in a culture believe something is wrong who are we to argue with that?

The biggest problem I have about our North American culture is the sheer intolerance for anyone who shares different beliefs. It's more or less our way or its wrong, then we preach that intolerance is wrong.
If I may extrapolate this statement into a real world viewpoint, would you then agree that honour killings are a legitimate response by men to a woman in their household causing dishonour or embarrassment to the family, and that such men should not be convicted of murder for such acts?
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