Obiagu1:

Of course I did, you said "[b]are still married [/b]off by their parents, siblings, , " but I was talking about age of consent.

Anyway, I'm not interested in the age Muslims marry. That's not my business.

My concern is age of consent and the increase in homosexuality which I think should be as low as 13.
My first post was a response to Dayo's post on age of consent of several countries.

Kobojunkie:

What I see you telling us is that it is OK for adults, 55 year olds to[size=14pt] take advantage of/Be Intimate with[/size] 13 year olds because you are HOMOPHOBIC? I mean will you be willing to have your sister or daughter[size=13pt] sleep with a 55 year old simply because you are afraid that if she does not, she might develop Same-sex tendencies[/size](please do not respond by lying that kids, when allowed to Be intimate at that age, will never find themselves consenting to intimacy with older adults)? 

Beaf:

I will ask any grown man that is a supporter of underage marriage to simply turn the tables and imagine himself married at age 13. Would he be emotionally, physically, mentally, financially, spiritually, intellectually capable?
If your answer is no, then accept that you support paedophilia and your religious interpretations are wicked, abusive, backward and primitive.

Obiagu1:

We need to make a distinction between marriageable age and age of consent to avoid confusing the two.

zikclassiq:

Na wa o! That is taking advantage of young girls without taking into consideration their long time health effect.
[b]I luv my girl who is 19, i'm 24. [/b]But i would wait till she's atleast 22 wen she has finished uni. I wont do anything to hurt MY BABY!

koruji:

There may be many good things in the Islamic rules, but this particular one is another that has outlived its time.
nobody in his right mind should look at girls barely out of diapers for marriage or any other act. Period!!!

Quote: "He cited a section of the Act which stipulates that “it is a criminal offence for any father to give out his daughter for marriage before the age of 18,” adding that the Islamic principle on the matter provides that a women would be eligible for marriage as soon as she attains maturity."

koruji:

Not really, although much of what we do are patterned after the west. And why not, they have shown a knack for leading the way when it comes to innovation, at least in this era going back about 500 years.

The speaker himself set his criterion - reach maturity. The problem is he didn't say which age he considers mature. He is definitely not suggesting that 7 year olds are mature, so he ought to be specific.

BTW, I don't consider the west always right. In particular, [b]this rapid movement [/b]to institutionalize man-lover marriage is not right. It is even more surprising that with all the hunger, wars and sick kids filling the planet the UN is finding time to line up behind such a silly idea.

Jakumo:

For any country endorses the ABSOLUTELY prohibit the molestation and zexual exploitation of minors, the Age of Consent for zexual activity MUST remain 18 years old and no earlier, for all adults 18 and over.    

However, IF both participants in consensual c0pulation are between 16 and 18 years old, the Age of Consent may be regarded as 16 years old, PROVIDED THAT the imperative of safe practice and contraception is tought in schools, or by parents of kids turning 16.

For adults over the age of 18, zexual encounters with under-18 children, even under the pretext of "traditional marriage", MUST be legally classified as statutory rhape, over which a duly tried adult offender would face possible prison time, or, preferably, chemical castration for repeat offenders.

Behind bobo:

Some 16 year olds are more matured than 30 year olds,

Behind bobo:

Some 16 year olds are more matured than 30 year olds,

eldee:

I have a friend who could ride a bike at 12, does that mean we should reduce the age for licences to 12??
It's a policy issue, let's protect the kids.

Behind bobo:

Some 16 year olds are more matured than 30 year olds,

md4real:

Some people are funny. Pragmatically, have u seen a girl of 16-19 that just finished secondary sechool? Go check em out and see what is term maturity. Solid bosoms, big body and possibly, not even a birgin anymore. What do you expect? Marriage shikena!

Negro_Ntns:

Serxval instinct and physiological clock determine readiness for inter-course.

There are early bloomers and there are late bloomers. Serxval desire in humans is complex, a 16r old can become excited by visual, touch, smell, audial. Its a very strong desire that build overtime, without the proper outlet and suppressed too long it can manifest as resentment, rebellion and create problems in other areas of life and cause life-long problems.

We should not regulate biological clocks.

Remii:

Omotola Jalade and Ireti Doyle that were married at 16 or 17yrs, are they not doing well or even better than some matured girl sef.

How is the child not protected? by getting married out to a known person or left to the mercy of predators all over the place?