Originally posted by Varqa
I would not use "most religions" without some examples. I agree that there are references of it in some books, but like everyhing else we must read between the lines and look at the book as a whole. It is very important to put things into historical perspective. Circumstances required severe discipline at the time of Moses' revelation and the time of Mohammad' ...[text shortened]... was needed at that time.
Sometimes you have to amputate the leg in order to save the body.
Looks like now we are amputating the head to save the foot.
