I just recently came across a movie called "The Stoning of Soraya M.". Since I am interested in other cultures, I thought that this movie would help me to understand more about the world in which I live. Soraya was married to a man for about 20 years. Their marriage was on the rocks. They were poor and had four children. The husband had his eye on a 14 year old girl that he wanted to marry. He needed to get rid of his wife. So, what does a man do to get rid of a wife who will not accept his divorce proposal. Well, he made up lies so that she would be executed. This is a true story and hails from Iran.
The first time I ever heard about stoning was from the Bible. A group of people brought a woman to Jesus who was caught committing adultery. All of the men had stones in their hands and were ready to pelt her until death. But Jesus said "he who is without sin throw the first stone". Here is what happens when someone is stoned:
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