THE ANNALS OF JUSTICE – AT 7:15 P.M. ET:   We remind ourselves that, while we fight an election campaign, the rest of the world moves on...or moves backward.  We eagerly await the reaction of "human rights" and "feminist" groups to the following exalted ruling from the world of Islam:

The UAE's (United Arab Emirates) highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks.

The decision by the Federal Supreme Court shows the strong influence of Islamic law in the Emirates despite its international appeal in which foreign residents greatly outnumber the local population.

The court made the ruling earlier this month in the case of a man who left cuts and bruises on his wife and adult daughter after a beating.

It says the man was guilty of harming the women but noted that Islamic codes allow for "discipline" if no marks are left. It also says children who have reached "adulthood" -- approximately puberty -- cannot be struck.

Don't you admire a man who is so capable that he can beat his wife without leaving a mark?  Boy, whose accomplished Muslims.  I'm so impressed. 

The "human rights" and "feminist" groups referenced above are silent so far.  Why am I not shocked?

October 18, 2010