Understanding Rapists What can religious organizations do? Earlier this month, January, 2014, major news sources told of a gang rape of a young Hindu Indian woman who violated village norms by having an affair with a married Muslim man and did not pay her portion of the fine. President Obama called . Recently, newly elected problem of predatory priests within the worldwide Catholic church, which of course is not alone among religious groups dealing with the problem of predatory clergy. The U.S. high rate of rape within the U.S. military. Laws against rape are close to universal. But rape happens. And rape happens often. LOVE, RAPE, AND THE BIBLE The Bible contains classic tales of romantic love as in the story of Isaac who was smitten with love for Rebekah whom he met at the local watering hole ( Genesis 24 ). But there are also horrific stories of rape and laws about rape. I’ll reference one story as evidence....
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