honor killing

I don't know where it says in any religion that there is "honor killing".

I saw a film on the plane, (yes back and forth trips, so there was plenty of film watching)

and it's called, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_in_the_River:_The_Price_of_Forgiveness

then I see stuff like this in the morning news:

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/17/asia/pakistan-christian-woman-killed-by-brother/index.html

Honor killings in Pakistan's Christian community, of which the Masih family is a part of, are "extremely rare", says Peter Jacob, a minority rights activist and secretary at the National Commission for Justice and Peace.

The death of Anum, he says, showed that Christians weren't immune to this custom.

"The incident in Sialkot shows that not only the peer pressures but cultural norms and patterns have crept into minority communities as well," he said.

Pakistan's population is 95% Muslim.

basically they as families are brought up thinking that they live THROUGH their children and if their children doesn't "honor" them by doing what they want them to do, like marrying a certain family relation they want, they are dishonored.
by that degree, they are honored because they live through the children. and basically the children have no life of their own UNTIL they have their own children.

at least that seems to be the case here. it is through your children that your life begins and ends.

lol no, they're just a bunch of markers. Nothing to do with "living through their children" or anything like that.
Imagine living in a rotten society where everybody is butterting on you and constantly questioning your religious purity, and the only person you can butter on is your own children: welcome to pakistan/the indian subcontinent.

Posted by hydorah
lol no, they're just a bunch of markers. Nothing to do with "living through their children" or anything like that.
Imagine living in a rotten society where everybody is butterting on you and constantly questioning your religious purity, and the only person you can butter on is your own children: welcome to pakistan/the indian subcontinent.

seriously?

😕

are you from that continent/area??

that's just messed up. it's like they hate their life so their children get the brunt of their suffering.

Posted by tiziani
It is complete faith and belief in the child, to an unhealthy degree. Long before any honour killings, the parents have already given up their own lives so to speak. Essentially it's like how royalty was treated not so long ago.


The king is dead, long live the king.

that's how it seemed to me too. But it makes sense that they are just PERPETUATING what they have been given as curses through their family line.

their hate and suffering only to be passed on to their children.

as for royalty....I don't see it so much. But I do see what you mean on keeping the "bloodline" going.

Posted by lisabethur8

Posted by hydorah
lol no, they're just a bunch of markers. Nothing to do with "living through their children" or anything like that.
Imagine living in a rotten society where everybody is butterting on you and constantly questioning your religious purity, and the only person you can butter on is your own children: welcome to pakistan/the indian subcontinent.

seriously?

😕

are you from that continent/area??

that's just messed up. it's like they hate their life so their children get the brunt of their suffering.

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I'm not from that place, but there are no excuses for honor killing your children/nephew/niece other than being an asshole.

I am from India.. It's true.. Bt varies frm person to person...