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Fear as Faith

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You may not marry outside the faith.
Your life becomes forfeit
We hold it null.

We will not have our name despoiled,
Our control shown weak
And god's name besmirched.

We fear the will of prying eyes,
Our hard work void,
Our standing gone.

We fear the others not like us,
The lure of freedom
Too much to bear.

We fear that all our young will go
And be like them,
Free to worship in a different way.

So in god's wisdom
Defilement of your face
So no bright warrior will want you now.

Here is the ending of your life
As we sweep you out of your room
Under the rug.

Our honour held as we honour god,
In his wisdom so we hold our peace,
And let none speak of freedom again.

copyright J. Shidler 2011-01-23/24
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The West tends to focus on these abuses of individual's rights as human beings being infringed upon by extremist religious dogma in Muslim culture. HOWEVER, these sorts of things happen in all societies, especially where a prevailing religion provides a convenient justification. In the West they are more likely to fall under the heading "domestic dispute", and not make headlines.
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WayneBenedet's avatar
well expressed Jon