ALL of these things still happened bro..what im saying is that now they are being legalized and I LOL'ed at you having to go on the internet and find scraps of info about each one. Ill aslo add that the bible isnt built of "laws", there are only such things built by people. And Saudi Arabia and about 100 different places and religions believe in the same thing, relatively, but each may manipulate what they read and infuse their own personal vendetta's and corrupted minds into what they are reading and or trying to follow to make the -blam!-ed up way they live "right" by their laws. The bible itself says nothing about being able to abuse someone, nor does it say anything about being able to kill someone under the context of "he was possessed". Also, trying to blame the bible for how women are treated in less civilized countries doesnt make sense when thats how women were treated EVERYWHERE even before the bible ever came to be. I'm confused about what "laws" you are trying to put into a good light. Our country, as far as my opinion goes, was better right when it was founded than it is now. (aside from slavery) This may be because of all the different people matriculating in from different religions and cultures.. but our laws keep changing to accommodate them and giving us less and less freedom. The bible wasnt written for a country, it was written for the reader to take from it a way to live that ultimately allows for a better life for you and the people around you.