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'''Stoning''' is a form of [[capital punishment]] that was in use in the ancient [[Middle East]] and discussed in the [[Bible]] under the law presented in the [[Torah]]. Stonings are still occasionally carried out in some countries, like [[Iran]] and [[Somalia]].

'''Stoning''' is a form of [[capital punishment]] that was in use in the ancient [[Middle East]] and discussed in the [[Bible]] under the law presented in the [[Torah]]. Stonings are still occasionally carried out in some [[Islam]]ic countries; it is legally sanctioned in [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Pakistan]], [[Sudan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], the [[Indonesia]]n province of [[Aceh]] and parts of northern [[Nigeria]].<ref>FOX News: [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gGQsZlvPii4J:www.foxnews.com/world/2009/09/14/new-indonesia-law-punishes-adulterers-homosexuals/+%22New+Indonesia+Law+Punishes+Adulterers+and+Homosexuals%22&cd=1&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=ar New Indonesia Law Punishes Adulterers and Homosexuals] (September 14, 2009)</ref>

In the [[New Testament]], [[Jesus]] showed a different way when the [[Pharisees]] brought him a woman that should have been stoned under the law, but Jesus responded "Let he who is without sin throw the first stone." When her accusers left, Jesus would not condemn her either and told her "Sin no more" (however, the provenance of this passage is disputed - see [[Disputed Biblical Translations]]).

In the [[New Testament]], [[Jesus]] showed a different way when the [[Pharisees]] brought him a woman that should have been stoned under the law, but Jesus responded "Let he who is without sin throw the first stone." When her accusers left, Jesus would not condemn her either and told her "Sin no more" (however, the provenance of this passage is disputed - see [[Disputed Biblical Translations]]).

Stonings are still occasionally carried out in [[Islam]]ic countries. In [[Iran]], stoning is used for men and women convicted of [[adultery]].<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/10/iran-says-death-stoning-sentence-woman-convicted-adultery-review/ Iran says death by stoning sentence for woman convicted of adultery under review] (July 10, 2010)</ref>  In [[Somalia]], even 13-year-old girls who have been raped can be accused of adultery and stoned.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,445962,00.html Amnesty International Denounces Stoning Death of 13-Year-Old Somali Girl] (November 2, 2008)</ref> The [[Kurds]] of northern [[Iraq]] use stoning to carry out the barbaric practice of [[honor killing]]s.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270111,00.html Video Surfaces Showing Kurdish Girl Stoned to Death for Relationship With Iraqi Sunni Boy] (May 4, 2007)</ref> Of course, the [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] and [[Pakistan]]i [[Taliban]] also use this method of execution for cases of adultery.<ref>Fox News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,345088,00.html Taliban Militants Reportedly Stone to Death Pakistani Couple Who Committed Adultery] (April 2, 2008)</ref>

In [[Iran]], stoning is used for men and women convicted of [[adultery]].<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/10/iran-says-death-stoning-sentence-woman-convicted-adultery-review/ Iran says death by stoning sentence for woman convicted of adultery under review] (July 10, 2010)</ref>  In [[Somalia]], even 13-year-old girls who have been raped can be accused of adultery and stoned.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,445962,00.html Amnesty International Denounces Stoning Death of 13-Year-Old Somali Girl] (November 2, 2008)</ref> The [[Kurds]] of northern [[Iraq]] use stoning to carry out the barbaric practice of [[honor killing]]s.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270111,00.html Video Surfaces Showing Kurdish Girl Stoned to Death for Relationship With Iraqi Sunni Boy] (May 4, 2007)</ref> Of course, the [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] and [[Pakistan]]i [[Taliban]] also use this method of execution for cases of adultery.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,345088,00.html Taliban Militants Reportedly Stone to Death Pakistani Couple Who Committed Adultery] (April 2, 2008)</ref> In the predominantly Muslim [[Indonesia]]n province of [[Aceh]], the provincial parliament unanimously adopted stoning as the maximum pensalty for adultery in 2009.<ref>FOX News: [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gGQsZlvPii4J:www.foxnews.com/world/2009/09/14/new-indonesia-law-punishes-adulterers-homosexuals/+%22New+Indonesia+Law+Punishes+Adulterers+and+Homosexuals%22&cd=1&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=ar New Indonesia Law Punishes Adulterers and Homosexuals] (September 14, 2009)</ref>

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