[truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Peter Plunker

He was taking the mickey out of an old tradition in some parts of the world where a family member would lie under the bed while the daughter consumated the marriage.
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant though.

No actually the religion that you talk of is, that the father is allowed and often encouraged to take his own daughters virginity before she goes to the marital bed.