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kdsub -> RE: Canada, oh Canada (7/17/2010 12:32:31 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Kirata
I excerpted the part of the story that was relevant to my question, namely, the report of her description of the incident and the contradicting forensic evidence. I did not make any comment connecting her religion to either the event or her sentence, and I fail to see how it could be connected. I asked you how you imagine that someone might do so, since you seem to think there is some nefarious implication in it being mentioned, but you never answered. I'll ask again. If you think there's some connection being implied between her religion and the incident, what could it possibly be? After all, it's your idea not mine. I haven't a clue.
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We seem to be talking in circles. The very fact that her religion is even mentioned in the story has a meaning if only to the author of the story. Think about it... You are a reporter writing a story on a mother murdering her daughter. Would their religion be the first thing that popped into your mind and you write it in the first paragraph of your story...unless it had an importance to the story...I think not.
Now I can speculate about what the reporter was thinking...a few examples below;
1.) There has been other instances where Muslim parents murdered their children because of the children’s actions. One very public case here in Missouri where a devout Muslim mother and father stabbed their daughter to death because she was dating a black man. Perhaps he was thinking of that.
2.) Perhaps the reporter was thinking the mother, as a devout religious person, was given a lighter sentence by the judge.
3.) Maybe the reporter mentioned the religion because to him it would be more unusual for a religious person to of committed this crime.
I could go on but I am just giving reasonable ideas as to why the reporter thought religion was important to tie to this tragedy.
I don’t hold to any of the above examples particularly but I can see where there could be some discussion as to the reason for religion being mentioned in the first place without anger at anyone.
Butch
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