I guess on one level, you could congratulate the Iranians for making progress toward becoming civilized. Substituting a 19th century punishment for a 7th century punishment is a sign of growth in Iranian society. But the notion of executing anyone for committing adultery wipes away any patina of progress and pegs the Iranian regime as a pariah state, worthy of the strongest condemnation. Guardian: Authorities in Iran say they are moving ahead with plans to execute a woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, but are considering whether to carry out the sentence by hanging instead. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is serving 10 years in prison for a separate conviction over the murder of her husband. After an international outcry last July, Iran suspended plans to carry out her death sentence. On Sunday, a senior judiciary official said experts were studying whether the punishment of stoning could be changed to hanging. "There is no haste. We are waiting to see whether we can...(Read Full Post)