Human rights transcend cultural relativism.

Just because the law is the law does not mean that we shouldn't question it and don't go all "cultural relativity" on this subject. If you really wanted to go down the "maybe there's a society..." route then imagine this; we always say that we should be tolerant of other people's values but what if we encounter a society which doesn't value tolerance. Who are we to then say that they should be tolerant and who are you to say that we should be tolerant of their laws. 

Cultural relativity is used far too often as an excuse to let  bad  things happen, however on the other hand we  can't pretend to be so high and mighty ourselves,it's a balance between the two.

At the end of the day,the woman should not have been stoned to death for that, being put in prison would have been more appropriate.

You are one fucked up person.

get a grip

stoning someone to near death and then blasting them with a rifle  at short range is in no way acceptable.

and no there isnt a society out there that thinks stealing is ok and we are retarded for punishing thieves...but even if there was.... do we torture thieves to a slow and painful death in a cold and barbaric way with huge grins on our faces...?

pathetic response.

Except it's not the law, and that was clear in the article. It was an illegal stoning carried out by a terrorist group, not as a product of the justice system. The people who carried out the stoning are now wanted men.

That's not to say stoning isn't part of the justice system in other countries, because it is, and that's something that I and much of the world find disturbing.

And I do respect your approach to moral relativism, but you're still allowed to be outraged from a personal point of view, even though there is no set code of morals that all societies can live by. And pushing to get unreasonable laws with inhumane punishments revoked has been something mankind has always benefited from.

This is why the Islamic world needs its Renaissance from the Dark Ages its been in for the last 100 years. It needs this continued uprising that started in Tunisia and has engulfed Egypt. It needs to continue to overthrow the powers that were placed in control by European/US leaders after the world wars. Once this dictatorial yolk has been removed, the populace can then begin the journey of recovering their Islam from extremists and return it to what it used to be.

To all those that think this is Islam and argue with me about the Qur'ans Mekkah vs Medina versus STFU. You don't know what your talking about or the history of the region. Extremism and intolerance has only been the controlling factor of the Islamic world for a little over 100 years. For centuries before that women held power and ownership of businesses along with equal rights at home and away as well as full education. Other religions were treated equally and allowed to practice openly as well as being held accountable to their own sets of laws and tried by their own judges/priests/etc.

I pray that US and other western powers push strongly for Egypt to be overthrown and continue this path to a free and open Middle East. Taliban needs to be wiped out. They are the worst of the worst.

I didn't realize that (the part I underlined). In that case I will take back what I said.

I do however stand by a nation's right to sovereignty as long as its "legal" (passed by their legitimate government). 

Says the person who wants to murder people who did their time in jail?

I didn't realize that (the part I underlined). In that case I will take back what I said.

I do however stand by a nation's right to sovereignty as long as its "legal" (passed by their legitimate government).