marry a rapist? This is a common argument by atheists to try to discredit the
Bible and Christianity. They'll quote Deuteronomy 22 verse 28 and state the
Christianity teaches that if a man rapes a woman then she is obligated to
marry her rapist. And they're actually right about this. You see the NIV which
is the New International Version teaches that if a man happens upon a
virgin that is not pledged and rapes her and they are discovered that
essentially he is forced to marry her. Now this is something that the
Bible does not teach and is completely false which is one of the reasons why
we should reject the modern versions of the Bible and stick to the King James.
The King James in verse 25 actually places rape in the same category as
murder and institutes the death penalty for it. It states in verse 25 that if a
man find a betrothed damsel in the field and forces her and lies with
her then the man only that lays with her shall die. Verse 28 to 29 is
referring to two consenting individuals committing the act of
fornication at which point God commands him to marry her and not just
use her for her body.