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Post #39,983
by Andrew Grygus
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5/26/02 4:52:39 PM
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New Yagottabekidding . .
. . there's plenty of things I can see a sane woman converting to - wicca, buddhism, even catholicism, but Islam just ain't one of 'em. Talk about jumping out of the frying pan into the fire - wasn't Nick's brand of fundamentalism repressive enough for her? No wonder he was able to keep the kids.
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Post #40,062
by Brandioch
5/27/02 2:56:35 PM
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New I don't see much of a difference, really.
Islam
Judiasm
Catholicism
Fundamentalist whatever

All can be as restrictive as the rest. It depends upon the "interpretation" of the one(s) with the power.

This doesn't even take into account that a person can "believe" one thing (religion) yet act in a totally different way, every day.
Post #40,374
by inthane-chan
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5/29/02 4:37:05 PM
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New Islam and women are not mutually exclusive.
One of my wife's friends converted while in college - she became convinced that the Islamic attire for women was actually an equalizer, that forced men to take women as people, not sex objects. Considering who "wears the pants" in my wife's friend's marriage unit, it seems to have worked out pretty well...
InThane - Now running Ashton rev 2.0
     keywords: bridge, water, under, varlinux, divorce, help - (kmself) - (23) - May 26, 2002, 01:17:13 AM EDT
         beliefs, other-beliefs, winning, children, winning children? - (Ashton) - (1) - May 26, 2002, 05:08:27 AM EDT
             wall, hit - (boxley) - May 26, 2002, 10:00:41 AM EDT
         I am with Ashton - (ben_tilly) - (8) - May 26, 2002, 11:22:09 AM EDT
             FWIW - (Steve Lowe) - (6) - May 26, 2002, 04:14:39 PM EDT
                 Yagottabekidding . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - May 26, 2002, 04:52:39 PM EDT
                     I don't see much of a difference, really. - (Brandioch) - May 27, 2002, 02:56:35 PM EDT
                     Islam and women are not mutually exclusive. - (inthane-chan) - May 29, 2002, 04:37:05 PM EDT
                 This is supposed to horrify me? - (ben_tilly) - (2) - May 26, 2002, 06:31:15 PM EDT
                     If you discover a means - (Ashton) - May 26, 2002, 09:14:42 PM EDT
                     Nope - (Steve Lowe) - May 27, 2002, 01:23:20 AM EDT
             I wish the best to both of them and the kids - (orion) - May 26, 2002, 11:29:08 PM EDT
         I genuinely admire your charitability. - (Meerkat) - (11) - May 26, 2002, 07:01:17 PM EDT
             So do I - "from the safety of being out of range"... - (CRConrad) - (10) - May 27, 2002, 06:26:57 PM EDT
                 Um, the "you" is Karsten? - (ben_tilly) - (9) - May 27, 2002, 06:55:16 PM EDT
                     Perlmonks saint my ass - (kmself) - (3) - May 27, 2002, 08:35:55 PM EDT
                         The two are not mutually exclusive :-) -NT - (ben_tilly) - May 27, 2002, 09:06:35 PM EDT
                         Hmmm.... - (slugbug) - (1) - May 27, 2002, 09:06:38 PM EDT
                             I've got it... - (kmself) - May 27, 2002, 11:07:54 PM EDT
                     pre-Canonization: you *must* invite us to the Pyre Event! -NT - (Ashton) - May 27, 2002, 09:16:29 PM EDT
                     Ah, yes... Did I misread, or John mispost? - (CRConrad) - (3) - May 28, 2002, 12:16:02 PM EDT
                         I don't remember exactly what he said to who - (ben_tilly) - May 28, 2002, 06:51:05 PM EDT
                         I had my facts straight - (Meerkat) - (1) - May 29, 2002, 03:49:01 AM EDT
                             No no - not your fault; mine, for ass-u-ming what you meant. -NT - (CRConrad) - May 29, 2002, 08:12:59 PM EDT

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