Question: Did you know a 50 year old man can legally marry a 12 year old girl in massachusetts?

(Posted by: hello on 2010-07-12 05:08:50)

The legal age of marriage for a woman in Massachusetts is 12 (with parental consent) right now in the year 2010. So why do you find it so hard to imagine that 1500 years ago it was SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE for a 50 year old man to marry a 10 year old woman? This happened all over the world.... not just in Arab society.. Look up the average age of marriage for a woman before the 1800s in America and England.. It is 11 years old! (which means some girls were getting married before the age of 11). I'm not condoning it... I think it is WRONG and DISGUSTING but just saying that Muhammad wasn't the only person to marry a 10 year old.... It was VERY COMMON. He married his first wife Khadija when he was 25 and she was 45. He was monogamous and faithful to her and she was his TRUE LOVE. Only after her death did he marry other women. After the age of 50 he married 10 wives and all were HIS AGE OR OLDER except for Aisha who was 9 or 10 yrs old and Safia and Maria who were 13- 15 yrs old. He could have married a hundred 10- year olds if he wanted to because he was very influential and powerful and a lot of people did ask him to wed their daughters but he declined... He only married women which Allah had chosen for him. LOOK IT UP IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME

Posted by: sioux † on 2010-07-12, 05:18:23

It is NOT 12, it is 18, and a court of law would only approve a younger couple getting married if she were pregnant and charges were not being filed against the male for statutory rape. a 12 year old girl is not capable of having a real relationship, she does not have the maturity level or ability to care for a family. Does a 12 year old boy have the ability to get a drivers license and hold a 40 hr a week job to care for a wife? Any man that would even consider it , is a complete pile of trash. @ use your brain- I read NO where in the new testament that Mary was 12. No justification for child molesters. Even Jesus spoke against it. Sorry, you are wrong.

Posted by: Leon on 2010-07-12, 05:11:40

Thats just sick, USA you make me sick allowing 12 year old girls to marry old men.

Posted by: Irish Girl (20th account) on 2010-07-12, 05:11:57

Just to cover up your guilt and shame about what your prophet did is no excuse for making up lies about pedophilia been legal in america Mohammad was a disgusting chap and so are all dirty pedos

Posted by: Muhammad Body of Dog on 2010-07-12, 05:13:36

Now we know what happened to Irish Girl. She was Mohammadized.

Posted by: Aron on 2010-07-12, 05:14:22

I don't care if it's legal in Massachusetts. That's just another place where something completely f*cked up is socially acceptable. Showing another example of a bunch of sick f*cks doesn't make your prophet any less a sick f*ck.

Posted by: AessaMenevrah on 2010-07-12, 05:14:27

It's really getting old watching you creeps try to justify this garbage every day. At what point will you realize that you're not getting anywhere and just get over it? Most people in Mass. probably don't even realize that law is still on the books. And we have no problem with changing our laws - you folks will never change your sick viewpoint that it's OK, cause he was "the prophet ". Tired of wasting time on you troglodytes, I'm going to go draw dirty pictures of Muhammad...

Posted by: Edgar Allan POE on 2010-07-12, 05:16:54

1. Girls around 10 years old married before because people didn't live long. The usual marriage age about a thousand years ago could be 16. 2. Also, I feel if a man and a woman love each other. Then it shouldn't be considered pedophilia. It isn't right to tell people who they should and shouldn't love.

Posted by: use your brain on 2010-07-12, 05:21:37

They forget also the age of Mary (bless upon her) when she gave birth to Jesus (bless upon him).

Posted by: Super Atheist! on 2010-07-12, 05:24:30

The thing is, Muhammed is supposed to be the prophet of God. If we can reason in this day and age that a 50 year old marrying a 12 or 10 year old is wrong, then certaintly the all powerful and all knowing creator of the universe would also know this. The fact that Allah chose a 10 year old for him doesn't exactly help your case.

Posted by: timelady on 2010-07-12, 05:28:52

He only married women which Allah had chosen? And how, exactly did Allah point them out? Its bullshit and its sick and anywhere it happens, its equally sick.

Posted by: Paul Hxyz on 2010-07-12, 05:30:19

I don't know about the law in Massachuset's but you do have a point. People are judging an 8th Century situation by 21st Century standards and it isn't really fair. At that time most people were dead by the time they were 30... IF they were one of the 50% that survived childhood. This means that by a time most people were 10 years old 1/ 3 of their life was already over. Things were VERY different 1,300 years ago. The reason people bring this up is because they are trying to "demonize " Islam but it doesn't really work because it isn't a fair or reasonable argument for the reasons stated. There are plenty of other reasons not to like religions but this one isn't really fair. I am not a fan of Islam because there is so much misunderstanding about its origins. For me it isn't so much that I am "against Islam " for me it is more that I am FOR the historically accurate truth which unfortunately is not well known enough to stop some of the nonsense being done in the name of many religions. Most Muslims are clueless that the origin of the Koran goes back to the Torah and the Bible and most Christians are clueless that parts of the Old Testament are from the Torah or other aspects of the Koran or Bible. Archeology is the key to the truth here and not enough people know it. Btw: not a Christian, not a Jew, not an atheist.

Posted by: Roxanne on 2010-07-12, 07:00:53

Wikipedia is not a very reliable source.. In wikipedia it says.. Massachusetts: 18 for first marriage, 14 (male) 12 (female) with parental and judicial consent.. Age 18 years or older. A birth certificate may be required to show proof of age. ²If either party is under 18, a court order from a probate or district court where the minor resides must be obtained before the marriage intentions can be filed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code SectionCh. 207§7, 24, 25 Minimum Legal Age With Parental ConsentMale: not specified; Female: not specified Minimum Legal Age Without Parental ConsentMale: 18; Female: 18 CommentsNo statutory provision for minimum age with consent. Common law prevails. If parent deserted or incapable of consent, not necessary to obtain consent. law.findlaw.com/ state-laws/ marriage-age-requirements/ massachusetts/ Massachusetts Law About Marriage ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1: Marriage of Man to Certain Relatives Section 2: Marriage of Woman to Certain Relatives Section 4: Polygamy Section 7: Minors; Solemnization of Marriage (Prohibits marrying individuals under 18). See also, Parton v. Hervey, 67 Mass. 119 (1854) for more discussion of the marriage of minors. Section 14: Determination of Validity (Annulment) Section 24: Nonage minors; receiving of notice; prohibition (Age requirement is 18) Section 25: Nonage minors; authorization of marriage (Parental consent required under 18) Section 30: Dispensing with Three Days' Notice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lets see Section 7: Minors; Solemnization of Marriage (Prohibits marrying individuals under 18) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 207. MARRIAGE CERTAIN MARRIAGES PROHIBITED Chapter 207: Section 7. Minors; solemnization of marriage Section 7. A magistrate or minister shall not solemnize a marriage if he has reasonable cause to believe that a party to the intended marriage is under eighteen unless the provisions of sections twenty-four and twenty-five have been satisfied. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now lets take a look at 24 and 25.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 207. MARRIAGE NOTICE OF INTENTION OF MARRIAGE Chapter 207: Section 24. Nonage minors; receiving of notice; prohibition Section 24. The clerk or registrar shall not, except as provided in the following section, receive a notice of the intention of marriage of a person under eighteen. ------------------------------------------------------- READ THIS VERY CAREFULLY! ------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF INTENTION OF MARRIAGE Chapter 207: Section 25. Nonage minors; authorization of marriage Section 25. The probate court for the county where, or a district court within the judicial district of which, a minor under the age specified in the preceding section resides may, after hearing, make an order allowing the marriage of such minor, if the parents or surviving parent of such minor, or, if only one such parent resides in the commonwealth, that parent, or, if neither such parent is alive and resident thereof, or if the parent or parents qualified as aforesaid to consent are disqualified as hereinafter provided, a legal guardian with custody of the person of such minor has consented to such order. If a parent has deserted his family, or if found to be incapacitated by reason of mental illness and incapable of consent, or if found unfit under the provisions of section five of chapter two hundred and one to have custody of such minor, it shall not be necessary to obtain his consent to such order. If a parent whose consent would be required if living in the commonwealth lives outside thereof and the address of such parent is known, such notice of the proceedings shall be given him as the probate or district court may order. Said court may also after hearing make such order in the case of a person whose age is alleged to exceed that specified in the preceding section, but who is unable to produce an official record of birth, whereby the reasonable doubt of the clerk or registrar, as exercised under section thirty-five, may be removed. Upon receipt of a certified copy of such order by the clerk or registrar of the town where such minor resides, he shall receive the notice required by law and issue a certificate as in other cases. lawlib.state.ma.us/ subject/ about/ marriage.html

Posted by: unknown on 2010-07-14, 21:46:24

Where did you hear this? You are WRONG "Licenses and Permits Marriage The legal age to marry in Massachusetts is 18 (M.G.L. ch. 207, s. 33A). All people who marry in the state must have a marriage license issued in Massachusetts by any city or town clerk (M.G.L. ch. 207, s. 28). Check with the Clerks office directly as the requirements and fees change community to community. The following link lists all Massachusetts communities. " taken by an official mass website: sec.state.ma.us/ cis/ ciswel/ weltomas.htm