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August 7, 2008 | 7:18 pm

Iran suspends death by stoning

Posted by Brad A. Greenberg

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An Iranian woman being stoned

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues its international PR campaign, this week announcing a temporary suspension in its policy of stoning to death adulterers and homosexuals.

Stoning the sinner is not a Quranic but an Iranian one. Though a rare form of punishment, Iranian law ensures that its particularly painful: “The stones used must be large enough to cause the condemned pain, but not sufficient to kill immediately.”

But that’s all in the past, right? Don’t believe what you’ve heard and read: Iran is really a blooming, misunderstood democracy.

Editor’s note: Please mind the sarcasm.

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The Scharia is triggered by religious insanity, like anything else f. e. kosher butchering. Other civilized countries like the US think that government sponsored murder - they call it execution and have priests at the place of insanity if the commit the “eye for an eye” insanity.
As kids we had religious playmates they committed the worse acts and were they greatest thieves and liars.

I never thought religion of any kind makes humans better.

Comment by Guenter on 8/11/08 at 12:24 am

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