18 Sep 19
"Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country."
What do you make of this news seen through the prism of your religious, spiritual, philosophical or ideological beliefs?
@fmf saidHow will raising the legal age by three years from 16 curb child marriage?
"Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country."
What do you make of this news seen through the prism of your religious, spiritual, philosophical or ideological beliefs?
@divegeester saidThe law will empower local governments and community governments and family planning organisations and the police and the courts and hospitals and clinics and doctors and charities and schools and a range of non-governmental organizations to move against girls being married off at 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 and do so in their various capacities armed with an unequivocal Wait-Till-You're-19 law. It means that men seeking to gain control of girls of that age by marrying them will face legal consequences.
How will raising the legal age by three years from 16 curb child marriage?
18 Sep 19
@fmf saidI understand that, but don't they face those same legal consequences with the 14 and 15 year olds currently? If not then isn't raising the legal age kind of moot?
The law will empower local governments and community governments and family planning organisations and the police and the courts and hospitals and clinics and doctors and charities and schools and a range of non-governmental organizations to move against girls being married off at 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 and do so in their various capacities armed with an unequivocal Wait-Till-You'r ...[text shortened]... that men seeking to gain control of girls of that age by marrying them will face legal consequences.
18 Sep 19
@divegeester said19 is a pretty clear developmental stage than say 15, but 14, 15, 16 were all a bit of a much of a muchness with the old law setting the age at 16.
I understand that, but don't they face those same legal consequences with the 14 and 15 year olds currently? If not then isn't raising the legal age kind of moot?
18 Sep 19
@fmf saidIf it achieves that aim they it is definitely a good thing. I suppose it's a good thing anyway, although perhaps 18 would have been sufficient.
Enforcing this law is certain to reduce the number of girls who get married when they are still, for all intents and purposes, children or pubescents. It won't eradicate child marriage.
18 Sep 19
@divegeester saidDo you think the UK's 16 y.o. is too low?
If it achieves that aim they it is definitely a good thing. I suppose it's a good thing anyway, although perhaps 18 would have been sufficient.
18 Sep 19
@fmf saidSounds like someone in Indonesia's parliament has some common sense.
"Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country."
What do you make of this news seen through the prism of your religious, spiritual, philosophical or ideological beliefs?
18 Sep 19
@fmf saidMohammad married a girl at age 6.
"Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country."
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Is this a repudiation of the prophet?
18 Sep 19
@secondson saidThe demand has come from society and from many groups within it. The people in the parliament had been dragging their feet.
Sounds like someone in Indonesia's parliament has some common sense.
18 Sep 19
@fmf saidIndonesia was the only Muslim majority country in the world which was not converted at the point of a sword . It is good to hear . Maybe there is hope for Islam.
"Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country."
What do you make of this news seen through the prism of your religious, spiritual, philosophical or ideological beliefs?