Adultery is not condoned by any religion. For example in Islam sex outside marriage called Zinna, is punishable by death by stoning and both the Christian and Hindu religion do not condone adultery. What is Adultery ? basically it means having sex with another woman who is not married to you and is not your wife. Similarly a married woman may also have sex with a man who is not her legally wedded husband.
Adultery laws are thus framed to deter any individual from having sex outside marriage. But despite the general taboo sex by a married man with another woman is very much prevalent. The roots of this lie in the physiological make up of a man. A man is by nature a polygamous individual and no amount of laws can disguise this fact. It is inherent in a man to seek and have sex with another woman who may be either the wife of some one else or a single woman. Scientists have not been able to analyse why this physiological build up is there in a man.
Religion has its own way of dealing with it and Islam countenances plural marriage while Christian and Hindu religions now allow divorce. But in countries where Catholics are supreme this law is violated in the extreme. For example extra marital affairs are common in Italy, which is the bastion of the Catholic faith with the Pope resident in Rome, though divorce is almost impossible.
The question that one must ask is as to what is the solution ? Obviously marriage is a man made institution basically to identify a family. That is fine , but sex outside marriage can also be there . In fact it could be an antidote to a failed marriage and the man may come back. Generally sex outside marriage is a on the spur act and deep emotions may not be involved. But there is no getting away from this fact. Man is polygamous by nature and all one can say is that adultery will take place, because it is in the nature of man to be adulterous.
So what does the woman do ? I am afraid she is part of an adulterous act and thus must accept it. This is of course a harsh statement, but can anyone deny that a woman is always part of an adulterous act ?
Adultery laws are thus framed to deter any individual from having sex outside marriage. But despite the general taboo sex by a married man with another woman is very much prevalent. The roots of this lie in the physiological make up of a man. A man is by nature a polygamous individual and no amount of laws can disguise this fact. It is inherent in a man to seek and have sex with another woman who may be either the wife of some one else or a single woman. Scientists have not been able to analyse why this physiological build up is there in a man.
Religion has its own way of dealing with it and Islam countenances plural marriage while Christian and Hindu religions now allow divorce. But in countries where Catholics are supreme this law is violated in the extreme. For example extra marital affairs are common in Italy, which is the bastion of the Catholic faith with the Pope resident in Rome, though divorce is almost impossible.
The question that one must ask is as to what is the solution ? Obviously marriage is a man made institution basically to identify a family. That is fine , but sex outside marriage can also be there . In fact it could be an antidote to a failed marriage and the man may come back. Generally sex outside marriage is a on the spur act and deep emotions may not be involved. But there is no getting away from this fact. Man is polygamous by nature and all one can say is that adultery will take place, because it is in the nature of man to be adulterous.
So what does the woman do ? I am afraid she is part of an adulterous act and thus must accept it. This is of course a harsh statement, but can anyone deny that a woman is always part of an adulterous act ?
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