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Does Deuteronomy 22:28-29 command a rape victim to marry her rapist?

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Deuteronomy 22:28–29 is often cited by skeptics as evidence that the Bible is backwards, cruel, and misogynist—and thus not the Word of God. It is a difficult passage to interpret. In the NIV, Deuteronomy 22:28–29 reads like this: If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. Read More...

Its my decision: This woman is auctioning off her virginity to help her family

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Of the 20 or so women who work at the Kit Kat Ranch, one of Nevada's legal brothels, Katherine Stone is the only virgin. The 21-year-old has been living there since May, learning the ropes and entertaining “clients” — but not for sex. Instead, Stone is auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder, and says she wants to save herself for someone special. Bids for her virginity are reportedly at $400,000, she said. Read More...

Boy born with two penises has the larger one chopped off by doctors

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A boy who was born with two penises had to have one removed – but doctors chose to take the larger one. The youngster, from Brazil, is one in a million baby boys to be born with a duplicated penis.  Doctors in São Paulo said to date only 100 men with the condition, called diphallia, have been reported in medical literature. They describe their own case report in the Journal of Pediatric Urology of a boy who had two penises that lay side by side. Read More...