Punishment for Adultery in Traditional India

Day and night woman must be kept in dependence by the males (of) their (families), and, if they attach themselves to sensual enjoyments, they must be kept under one’s control. – Manusmriti Her father protects her in childhood, her husband protects her in youth, and her sons protect her in old age; a woman isContinue reading “Punishment for Adultery in Traditional India”

Punishment for Adultery in India

Up to five years in prison. This was under British colonial rule. *** Adultery was a criminal offence under Chapter XX of the Indian Penal Code until it was quashed by the Supreme Court of India on 27 September 2018 as unconstitutional.[1]Under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which was the section dealing with adultery, a man who had consensual sexual intercourse withContinue reading “Punishment for Adultery in India”

Punishment for Adultery in China

Drowning. *** In the old days, if a person or couple was caught for committing an adultery, the adulter and adulteress would be put into a pig’s cage, and drowned in the river. Although the law in China never sanctified this style of execution, it was a widespread practice especially among the lower socio-economic group. Continue reading “Punishment for Adultery in China”

Shariah Law on Adultery

Sharia Law (Islamic law) is, actually, rather moderate compared to the Old Testament. The difference is, Muslims still do it today. Here is sharialaw.com on adultery: Note also the penalty for false accusations! *** Unfortunately, there are many who think that stoning to death is a punishment laid out in the Qur’ȃn and thereby promotedContinue reading “Shariah Law on Adultery”

Thirty, Flirty and (Not) Thriving

Nice item by Helen Roy, at American Mind: “Thirty, Flirty and (Not) Thriving.” We are now reaping the bitter rewards of a total failure of older American women to convey the inescapable reality of female biology to their daughters and granddaughters. Instead of roadmaps corresponding to reality, millennials were silently handed birth control and collegeContinue reading “Thirty, Flirty and (Not) Thriving”

Number of Sex Partners Before Marriage, by Decade

This was an interesting statistic, from the Institute of Family Studies: Basically, at least according to the results of this survey (including how many lies I don’t know), there are a lot fewer ho-hos than we usually think. Even in the decadent 1970s, 21% of all women were virgins at marriage, and 43% had onlyContinue reading “Number of Sex Partners Before Marriage, by Decade”