Temporary Marriages for sex?
 

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line interior minister is encouraging temporary marriages as a way to avoid extramarital sex, a stance many in this conservative country fear would instead encourage prostitution.

A temporary marriage, or "sigheh," refers to a Shiite Muslim tradition under which a man and a woman sign a contract that allows them to be "married" for any length of time, even a few hours. An exchange of money, as a sort of dowry, is often involved.


Although the practice exists, it's not very common in Iran, a Shiite majority nation where many consider it a license for prostitution. Others, however, have advocated institutionalizing the tradition, saying it would help fight "illicit" sex in a country where sexual relations outside marriage are banned under Islamic law.


"Temporary marriage is God's rule. We must aggressively encourage that," state-run television quoted Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi as saying.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277449,00.html

The United States practices this commonly. What is new?

LOL!

I was going to post the same thing.:)

Scarey isn't it:heeheehee:highfive

Yeah, some people don't have affairs. They just practice serial monogamy. :haloplug

Hey what happens to the temporary children born to temporary marriages do they cease to exist after the contract is up?

Good question......:highfive

...and some people do niether.

Thank God. :highfive

Where in the blue blazes do that get that from? :drseuss