"23 If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he humbled his neighbor's wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you." -Deuteronomy 22:23-24

The Problem
"So, if the rapist tells you that if you scream, you're dead, then go ahead and scream, so your throat can be cut and God will be happy? That's a pretty sick God. When a woman is being raped, some may resist to the last, and others may be so scared that they do nothing." (http://www.livejournal.com/users/bboyneko/96081.html)

Those not willing to think deeply assume the verse provides no leeway for any woman who does scream during rape, and thus sentences her to be stoned.

The Answer
Taking such a narrow-minded view of the diction is ridiculous. The point of the verse is not to condemn women who do not scream during rape, but rather condemn women who take pleasure in their rape. A screaming woman is a perfect example of a woman who resists rape. Also, if the woman is physically incapable of screaming or her life is threatened then would an exception not occur? One would trust common sense to reveal the obvious.

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