It is an article of faith in some circles that all cultures are equally valid, because there are no absolutes. For this reason, America should welcome all cultures on an equal basis--and not try to "Americanize" immigrants. Oh no. Here's another reminder--not from Islam--of the fact that there are cultural differences that I don't want to feel "comfortable" in this country. (Liberals probably feel differently.) From the July 23, 2009 Associated Press:
Call me narrow-minded.Prosecutors filed sexual assault charges against four boys ages 9 to 14, officials said Thursday, alleging they brutally attacked an 8-year-old girl after luring her to a shed with chewing gum.
Police said the girl's parents criticized her after the violence, blaming her for bringing shame on the family. All five children are refugees from the West African nation of Liberia.
The boys held the girl down while they took turns assaulting her, police said.
...Authorities said the victim was in the care of Child Protective Services after her parents blamed her for the rapes and bringing shame to the family.
“The father told the case worker and an officer in her presence that he didn't want her back. He said Take her, I don't want her,'” Hill said.
Hill cited the family's background as the reason the family shunned the girl.
In many parts of Africa, women often are blamed for being raped for “enticing” men or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Girls who are raped often are shunned by their families.
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