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Graphic: Anatomy of a stoning in Iran

We look at the brutal practice of stoning in Iran. This method of execution is still practiced in certain countries, where it is used to punish adulterers and other criminals. The graphic below looks at how a stoning occurs in accordance with the exact language of the Iranian Penal Code.

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Ah ! Civilization !

Jabberwock on February 21, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Coexist!

Celibrate Diversity!

Wander on February 21, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Nuke the Middle East. There is no salvation for these barbarians.

nobar on February 21, 2013 at 3:38 PM

The future doesn’t belong to those who oppose Islam or whatever.

BL@KBIRD on February 21, 2013 at 3:38 PM

Obama’s brothers.

He’s been enabling them like no other.

Schadenfreude on February 21, 2013 at 3:39 PM

“It’s their culture, rubes” — Leftists the world over

Schadenfreude on February 21, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Lies from the Joooooooooooooos
-Chuck Hagel.

El_Terrible on February 21, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Leftists are always for tyranny, always.

Schadenfreude on February 21, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Coming soon to a country near you!

sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Kinda puts that whole lethal injection = cruelty in perspective, eh?

antipc on February 21, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Better treatment than Obama gives to Americans, which for some reason is supported by conservatives.

astonerii on February 21, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Chuck Hagel approves.

Bitter Clinger on February 21, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Aren’t they doing this in Dearborn Michigan now?

portlandon on February 21, 2013 at 3:54 PM

Good thing Islam is the Religion of Peace and is very tolerant, or someone might get hurt. Example #3,469,702.

rbj on February 21, 2013 at 3:59 PM

Note how the leftist rats, by their absence, always condone such.

Schadenfreude on February 21, 2013 at 3:59 PM

Sharia law, already being implemented in Europe, and soon America.

This is how civilization dies – rotted out from within.

Rebar on February 21, 2013 at 4:01 PM

Savages.

portlandon on February 21, 2013 at 4:04 PM

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city.

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

I don’t need to see it graphically to know Islam is a barbaric culture.

Dusty on February 21, 2013 at 4:11 PM

For real fun, read the comments at the link; the moral equivalence is completely predictable and, yet, stunning nonetheless.

landshark on February 21, 2013 at 4:17 PM

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city.

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

If you’re attempting some moral equivalence, I’ll just point out that Christians and Jews have progressed quite a bit since the Old Testament was written. Muslims have not progressed very far from the 8th century C.E.

AcidReflux on February 21, 2013 at 4:18 PM

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

I think you are stoned.

1. Is there any record that this ever happened.

2. Implicit in this is that the girl did not cry out because she was complicit in the sexual intercourse. IOW, she was a willing partner.

Next.

davidk on February 21, 2013 at 4:18 PM

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city.

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

The Jews are stoning people? In Iran?

gwelf on February 21, 2013 at 4:18 PM

This is just like conservatives being against state licensed gay unions.

/libtards

gwelf on February 21, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

As always you are a deceitful political hack.

25 But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die.

26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:

27 For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

And when you can direct us to the last Christian stoning of a woman then I might take your liberal garbage seriously.

sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:20 PM

lol

And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him. Leviticus 24:16

http://youtu.be/Erthun0Pauc?t=1m7s

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:24 PM

Zach comes across as the kind of kid who likes to look up dirty words in the dictionary.

CurtZHP on February 21, 2013 at 4:27 PM

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:24 PM

Well sleazebag?

When was the last Christian or Jewish stoning of a woman?

sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:29 PM

Good thing all cultures are equal (or something), otherwise we might have a serious problem here.

Jeddite on February 21, 2013 at 4:29 PM

If you’re attempting some moral equivalence, I’ll just point out that Christians and Jews have progressed quite a bit since the Old Testament was written. Muslims have not progressed very far from the 8th century C.E. AcidReflux on February 21, 2013 at 4:18 PM

No, I completely agree. Islam is an absolute scourge on this Earth, whereas the majority of Christians and Jews are at the very least questioning their foundational beliefs.

As always you are a deceitful political hack. sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:20 PM

I couldn’t lie – I get a kick out quoting the Bible. Especially when you get to like the 23,000 person genocide in the New Testament, or the Fig Tree story in the Gospels or Paul’s rants against women.

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:35 PM

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:35 PM

When was the last Christian or Jewish stoning of a woman?

Shove your liberal BS back where it belongs.

sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:37 PM

If obama had a father he’d be..

tinkerthinker on February 21, 2013 at 4:38 PM

I get a kick out quoting the Bible. Especially when you get to like the 23,000 person genocide in the New Testament, or the Fig Tree story in the Gospels or Paul’s rants against women.

Looks like you also get a kick out of cherrypicking the Bible and making your own interpretations.

Vera71 on February 21, 2013 at 4:39 PM

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

[ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM]

I tried Googling it as many ways as I could, but couldn’t find here.

If you don’t have the direct link could you at least provide the Title, so I won’t waste so much time?

Dusty on February 21, 2013 at 4:42 PM

Religion of peace.

Warner Todd Huston on February 21, 2013 at 4:45 PM

No, I completely agree. Islam is an absolute scourge on this Earth, whereas the majority of Christians and Jews are at the very least questioning their foundational beliefs.

As always you are a deceitful political hack. sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:20 PM

I couldn’t lie – I get a kick out quoting the Bible. Especially when you get to like the 23,000 person genocide in the New Testament, or the Fig Tree story in the Gospels or Paul’s rants against women.

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:35 PM

Oh, our resident theologian, ancient Hewbrew and scripture scholar is going to teach us something important about the Old Testament.

Stoning adulterers is a foundational belief of Jews and Christians?

I know you’re a fairly recent convert to Atheism and are now in the Rage Against The Christian phase but it appears you poorly understood the religion you walked away from.

gwelf on February 21, 2013 at 4:48 PM

When was the last Christian or Jewish stoning of a woman? Shove your liberal BS back where it belongs.

sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:37 PM

The funny thing is that I have never voted for a Democrat in my life. Once.

The short answer is that the last famous ‘stoning’ by Christians probably occurred in 1692 in Massachusetts with Giles Corey.

But who really knows? If we were to accept that morality is only derived from God, as most Christians choose to believe, He could very easily change his mind on the morality of stoning.

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:49 PM

I know you’re a fairly recent convert to Atheism and are now in the Rage Against The Christian phase but it appears you poorly understood the religion you walked away from.

gwelf on February 21, 2013 at 4:48 PM

It’s in your Bible. And I certainly know I’m not the one who wrote it. ;D

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:50 PM

It’s in your Bible. And I certainly know I’m not the one who wrote it. ;D

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Like I said. It appears you didn’t understand Christianity – or even Judaism for that matter. Or maybe your anger is clouding your judgement.

gwelf on February 21, 2013 at 4:54 PM

The short answer is that the last famous ‘stoning’ by Christians probably occurred in 1692 in Massachusetts with Giles Corey.

He wasn’t stoned to death.

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:49 PM

In other words, it has never happened in the United States despite your fevered liberal imagination.

sharrukin on February 21, 2013 at 4:56 PM

Don’t feel sorry for the stoned. That burka clad beauty in other days, in other times, would with great joy go to martyrdom by blowing up you and your children. Of course, American womyn think we are bad and support the islamists. The homosexuals do also – they stone then too.However, when our librul minorities suggest getting stoned, I don’t think this is exactly what they mean.

Old Country Boy on February 21, 2013 at 5:50 PM

Boy, it’s a good thing this can’t happen here and we don’t have sharia law. Otherwise, we would only have about a dozen women to repopulate the country.

Old Country Boy on February 21, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

Tu Quoque is used by Muslims or the dim witted. Which are you?

BL@KBIRD on February 21, 2013 at 5:54 PM

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city.

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

ZachV on February 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM

John 8
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

11 “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

Stoning ended with Jesus for christians, it hasn’t ended for Muslims because it was what their false prophet commanded..Muslims in most of the middle east still live in the stone age

sadsushi on February 21, 2013 at 7:46 PM