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I don't usually do "forwards" but this one is worthwhile. I checked the Oprah website

Subject: FW: Oprah

Last Friday, the Oprah show covered a story of a Nigerian woman, Amina Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock. She has tried to appeal the decision but has been unsuccessful, thus far. The head of Nigeria disagrees with these stonings but has so far done nothing--partly because of the fear of not being re-elected. I should also note that the father of the baby denied fathering the child and, hence, has escaped any form of punishment. Amina Lawal's stoning will occur as soon as she is finished nursing her child. She will be buried up to her neck in dirt and townsmen will throw stones at her head until they kill her--which has been known to take hours. I send out a plea to all the women receiving this e-mail and to all the men raised by women to join me and many others to help prevent this horrific and inhumane event from occuring.

All you have to do is visit the Oprah website:

www.oprah.com

click on the Amina Lawal pop up screen or search using Amina's name and you will see a pre-written letter addressed to the Nigerian
Ambassador. Just fill out your information on the bottom of the page and send it. It's as simple as that.

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Hi Lynn,
I actually recieved this in an email and sent my voice forward. I think this is an amazing way for us all to stand up together. I encourage everyone men and women to lend their support. It's a hard enough thing to have a child out of wedlock, but to die for it!! by stoning!! thats inhumane. Thanx so much for thinking to put this in your forum.

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I sent them a letter. It's amazing that they're going to stone the woman and have the kid raised by complete strangers - but where is the dad in all this? HmmmM?


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I those countries the men always seem to slip away unnoticed.

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SAVE A WOMANS LIFE- dont let her drive! <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

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Hey James, take a look at the post in the auto forum. Men are much more likely to crash cars and die than women are. Men are just more openly critical of women's driving, but statistics prove they are wrong <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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