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06-04-2007, 02:07 AM
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Temporary Marriages for sex?
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line interior minister is encouraging temporary marriages as a way to avoid extramarital sex, a stance many in this conservative country fear would instead encourage prostitution.
A temporary marriage, or "sigheh," refers to a Shiite Muslim tradition under which a man and a woman sign a contract that allows them to be "married" for any length of time, even a few hours. An exchange of money, as a sort of dowry, is often involved.
Although the practice exists, it's not very common in Iran, a Shiite majority nation where many consider it a license for prostitution. Others, however, have advocated institutionalizing the tradition, saying it would help fight "illicit" sex in a country where sexual relations outside marriage are banned under Islamic law.
"Temporary marriage is God's rule. We must aggressively encourage that," state-run television quoted Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi as saying.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277449,00.html
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06-04-2007, 07:34 AM
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The United States practices this commonly. What is new?
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06-04-2007, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhoni
The United States practices this commonly. What is new?
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LOL!
I was going to post the same thing. 
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06-04-2007, 07:45 AM
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LOL!
I was going to post the same thing. |
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06-04-2007, 08:45 AM
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Create Your Own Rainbows!
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The United States practices this commonly. What is new?
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Yeah, some people don't have affairs. They just practice serial monogamy. 
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06-04-2007, 01:38 PM
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Hey what happens to the temporary children born to temporary marriages do they cease to exist after the contract is up?
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06-04-2007, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Trouvere
Hey what happens to the temporary children born to temporary marriages do they cease to exist after the contract is up?
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Good question......
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06-04-2007, 02:25 PM
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Yeah, some people don't have affairs. They just practice serial monogamy. |
...and some people do niether.
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06-04-2007, 02:27 PM
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...and some people do neither.
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Thank God.
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06-04-2007, 02:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Praxeas
"Temporary marriage is God's rule. We must aggressively encourage that," state-run television quoted Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi as saying.
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Where in the blue blazes do that get that from? 
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