How can you call a story in the Bible horrorifying unless you do not believe in keeping vows or worse do not believe G-d inspired the story? Does not Torah teach that forgoing self interest is high virtue? The daughter's honor and obedience to a vow seems exemplary and needed in today's Followers. Teshuvah.

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