Rape is usually a terrible thing, and the Bible and God are generally opposed to the practice. For example, as all True Christians(tm) know, a man can be punished for raping a woman by forcing him to purchase and marry the victim.
Deuteronomy 22:28-29
King James Version (KJV)
28If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
29Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
There are very strict conditions placed on a man's right to force a woman to have sex with him. First, the man must kidnap the woman and hold her hostage during wartime. Then, he must force her to shave her head and cut her fingernails. Moreover, the man must force the woman to marry him. Finally, he can never divorce her, which is an abominable sin anyway. The Book of Deuteronomy makes this very clear:
Deuteronomy 21:10-14 (King James Version) 10When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, 11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; 12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; 13And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. 14And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
So men, if you are attracted to a woman, and thinking about raping her, THINK TWICE: have you kidnapped her first? Held her hostage? Forced her to take the proper vows?
Of course, considering all the red tape a man has to go through to get God to sanction his rape, it might just be simpler to pay the fifty shekels in the first place!
Deuteronomy 22:28-29
King James Version (KJV)
28If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
29Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
There are very strict conditions placed on a man's right to force a woman to have sex with him. First, the man must kidnap the woman and hold her hostage during wartime. Then, he must force her to shave her head and cut her fingernails. Moreover, the man must force the woman to marry him. Finally, he can never divorce her, which is an abominable sin anyway. The Book of Deuteronomy makes this very clear:
Deuteronomy 21:10-14 (King James Version) 10When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, 11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; 12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; 13And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. 14And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
So men, if you are attracted to a woman, and thinking about raping her, THINK TWICE: have you kidnapped her first? Held her hostage? Forced her to take the proper vows?
Of course, considering all the red tape a man has to go through to get God to sanction his rape, it might just be simpler to pay the fifty shekels in the first place!
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