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arrow-up1208arrow-down1imageReddit is now allowing advocacy of Child Marrige because they don't want to be seen as islamophobesthelemmy.clubBidah@thelemmy.club to Reddit@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 day agoCheck age of consent laws for American states. Find that outrageous? LOL, next have a look at Europe. If it’s legal to have sex with a 16 or 17 year old, it’s legally consistent to allow marriage.
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoYou are working under the assumption that the consequences of sex and marriage are the same. Much of the world doesn’t agree, as per your list.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoI’m thinking we agree? In any case, the age of majority, marriage and consent are all over the place on this Earth, and almost all are under 18. Again, if you can fuck you should be able to marry, to be legally consistent.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoYou both need to check Aisha’s age before even comparing US or Europe to it Classical Islamic sources state that Aisha was six at the time of her marriage with Muhammad and nine at the time of its consummation.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoI’m well aware, just commenting on modern age laws perhaps being crazier than most people know.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-223 hours agoI guess being from Europe I don’t find the numbers particularly crazy, at least considering the context
Check age of consent laws for American states. Find that outrageous? LOL, next have a look at Europe.
If it’s legal to have sex with a 16 or 17 year old, it’s legally consistent to allow marriage.
You are working under the assumption that the consequences of sex and marriage are the same. Much of the world doesn’t agree, as per your list.
I’m thinking we agree? In any case, the age of majority, marriage and consent are all over the place on this Earth, and almost all are under 18. Again, if you can fuck you should be able to marry, to be legally consistent.
You both need to check Aisha’s age before even comparing US or Europe to it
I’m well aware, just commenting on modern age laws perhaps being crazier than most people know.
I guess being from Europe I don’t find the numbers particularly crazy, at least considering the context