Maybe I’m just disagreeable, but I don’t see anything wrong with this story:
The annulment of a young Muslim couple’s marriage because the bride was not a virgin has caused anger in France, prompting President Sarkozy’s party to call for a change in the law.
The decision by a court in Lille was condemned by the government, media, feminists and civil rights organizations after it was reported in a legal journal on Thursday.
The case, which had previously gone unreported, involved an engineer in his 30s, named only as “Mr. X,” who married “Ms. Y,” a student nurse in her 20s, in 2006.
The wedding night party was still under way at the family’s home in Roubaix when the groom came down from the bedroom complaining that his bride was not a virgin. He could not display the blood-stained sheet that is traditionally exhibited as proof of the bride’s “purity.”
The husband went to court the following morning and was granted an annulment on the grounds that his bride had deceived him on “one of the essential elements” of the marriage. The woman then acknowledged that she had led her groom to believe that she was a virgin when she had already had sexual intercourse. She did not oppose the annulment.
Critics ran out of superlatives to condemn what they depicted as a dangerous aberration. Valérie Létard, Minister for Women’s Rights, said that she was “shocked to see that today in France the civil law can be used to diminish the status of women”.
Requests for annulments have risen sharply to nearly 2,000 a year in France, but experts could recall no case involving non-virginity.
The rub for me is emphasized above…Now, I wouldn’t want to be a Muslim, and I WAS a virgin when I married, but…who are people to complain? Is this affecting someone else’s life? Hell, considering what happens in Muslim countries in cases like this (not that I condone that at all) in terms of “honor” killings. I think an annulment of a marriage is pretty tame. What’s your thoughts?
From MyFoxNY.
Two computer thieves in New York were caught by the technology they had stolen when the computer owner logged in remotely and took their mugs. How much more hysterical can it get?
Here’s two photos of the thieves…
CNN apparently thinks that their headlines are good branding…
Since now you can get a T-shirt with any number of them.
Check out these three examples…
Today after getting the kids off to school I really accomplished something. I went through and sorted out a bunch of clothes that we just put in trash bags because they didn’t fit or because they were out of season. I went through and sorted it all out to what couldn’t be worn, what could be in the future, and what could be worn. I put everything that fit the first two categories in big black trash bags to either:
- Give to my Brother and Sister-in-Law for their kids that can wear the stuff.
- Put in my Mom’s Yard Sale that she’s having in two weeks.
After I did that, I organized my son’s room, and I also did a lot of laundry. I also completely organized my closet and got things looking really good.
After the kids got home from school I started deep cleaning my room (it really needs it). Tomorrow I’ll complete the room, and continue doing laundry. It’s Austin’s Mother Goose play tomorrow, so I’m excited about that.
I’m so dang proud of myself. I’ve really needed to do this for a while.
Anyway, hope you have a great weekend coming up!
Eight Belles, I loved her name. A Belle of a horse was she. She was looking to be the first filly (for those of you non-horse racing followers that means female) to win the Debry since 1980. She gave it a gallant try, but trying wasn’t good enough for this day in which Big Brown was crowned Kentucky Derby Glory. The filly finished second, and after the finish she had a debilitating injury which forced the only kind thing, euthanasia. It was so painful to watch. I was rooting for the girl. What can I say, I was sexist today. I rooted for the girl. I know she’s galloping along in all her glory now in animal heaven.
Watching it today reminded me of Alex DeFord, she died of Cystic Fibrosis at the age of eight. She was rooting for another Filly named Ruffian in another big horse race The Belmont Stakes (in the 1970’s), and she suffered a similar fate. (Read Story Here). I can only hope that some other little girl didn’t have to face the same disappointment.
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I’m thrilled, they already have their own search engine, why did they need another one???
Have grocery prices really hit your pocketbook? Are you trying to figure out how to budget groceries this month? Then I have a suggestion for you it’s call Angel Food Ministries. If you go to their website you’ll find all kinds of good information on their program. Basically, you get a set group of food items for a set price of $30, they also have other packages for $20. But, it’s a lot of food for the price, so I’d highly recommend learning more and ordering their food.