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Old 10-30-2010, 09:46 AM   #10
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by DanaC View Post
...Someone tells me they feel they have made a connection with God, or Jesus or whatever higher power they believe in:...
Mohammad, methinks.
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...Women are not equal in the Koran. The Koran states that they are equal in God's eyes, and that they have equal rights to happiness and fulfilment in marriage: but they are placed in a subservient position to their fathers and husbands and the modesty requirements are inherently sexist.
Not unlike the Judeo-Christian teachings, before the Reformation. Even after the Reformation, it was a slow progression until the 20th century. Remember women have been voting less than 100 years.
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