Didn't he convert 16 or 18 years ago?
Something like that.
It only came to the attention of the police when he was recently in a custody dispute.
Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.
'Not Fade Away'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 29, 2006 11:03:56 am PST #7058 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Burrell - Mar 29, 2006 11:10:05 am PST #7059 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It only came to the attention of the police when he was recently in a custody dispute.
What I heard on NPR was that it only came to the attention of the police because he himself told them about it.
shrift - Mar 29, 2006 11:12:08 am PST #7060 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Ditto, shirft. How long 'til you give your notice, again?
I'm not really planning on working very much extra, because honestly? I have time-sensitive work out the wazoo right now. And I'm thinking I may be giving notice next Monday.
Rick - Mar 29, 2006 11:15:33 am PST #7061 of 10001
I think the main thing the whole stupid issue illustrates is the problems with using Sharia law (sorry, misspelled) as the law of the land.
Agreed. But I think that it also illustrates the general problem of basing moral judgments on beliefs about the supernatural. That happens in this country too.
Topic!Cindy - Mar 29, 2006 11:20:40 am PST #7062 of 10001
What is even happening?
Agreed. But I think that it also illustrates the general problem of basing moral judgments on beliefs about the supernatural. That happens in this country too.Everyone in the world bases moral judgments on beliefs about the supernatural (because beliefs about the supernatural include those who believe nature is the only reality--that is, that there is no supernatural). The problem is more about basing legal judgments on beliefs about the supernatural, and trying to regulate thought and expression--in this case, those thoughts are opinions on the supernatural.
tommyrot - Mar 29, 2006 11:24:00 am PST #7063 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Everyone in the world bases moral judgments on beliefs about the supernatural (because beliefs about the supernatural include those who believe nature is the only reality--that is, that there is no supernatural)
Dunno if I like the logic here. You could also say:
Everyone in the world bases moral judgments on beliefs about the FSM (because beliefs about the FSM include those who believe nature is the only reality--that is, that there is no FSM)
Allyson - Mar 29, 2006 11:26:13 am PST #7064 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Everyone in the world bases moral judgments on beliefs about the supernatural
Not buying that at all.
brenda m - Mar 29, 2006 11:30:04 am PST #7065 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I had heard it was family members who notified the authorities, and in relation to the custody battle.
Trudy Booth - Mar 29, 2006 11:32:46 am PST #7066 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Theocracy just seems like a bad idea in general.
Kathy A - Mar 29, 2006 11:37:17 am PST #7067 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
A gutwrenching story, also out of Afghanistan, of a girl who was married at the age of four to her 30-year-old neighbor, whose family abused her for the next seven years until she finally fled them in fear of her life.