Originally Posted by Domino (Post 10969247)

No, you didn't make any claim about women/rabbis - it actually was about Christian Orthodox.
Hopefully all i have done is broaden the matter a little, as CO and Islam will not allow women priests or teachers of the faith.

But then who would have thought that Henry VIII would have started the Church of England - truely heresy back in those days, for which he was excommunicated IIRC.
However that is how religion evolves, albeit more slowly than the Instant Communications of today's busy world. Similar happened later in the UK with the Wesley brothers in the 1700's who founded Methodism, which then was picked up by the American black's and became the basis of their religion.

I am sure many would not be happy to realise how much the UK has been an influence in the spread of religion and fostering the splinter groups that provide religion to many.

So far as i am concerned if religion is what floats your boat, keeps you on the straight and narrow, provides you with the support you feel you need, then it doesn't matter what its name is.

However, it could be the time for Islam to stop using certain horrific means of keeping the people down - this went out of fashion with the Spanish Inquisition.

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Originally Posted by IamStu (Post 10969070)

Do you not see the irony in what you´re saying?

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 10969340)

Originally Posted by IamStu (Post 10968933)

:confused: Have I been reading this correctly?
Is someone actually trying to compare the womans rights in Islam to that of Christian countries???? I would suggest it´s a theory so genious that it´s beyond the grasp of most :blink:

Originally Posted by IamStu (Post 10969356)

Very nasty indeed. I think it goes to show the validity of street petitions in general as much as anything else.
I do sign petitions, only if I believe in the cause. I´m sure many people when approached are simply pleased to realise they aren´t being asked for money!
I find it hard to believe that people sign this petition in fear of upsetting other cultures!

Originally Posted by me me (Post 10970870)

Do you really find it hard to believe that some people are more afraid of being called a bigot or racist than challenging "culture".

I don´t find it hard to believe, I have a feeling that some who signed the petition don´t care about damage being inflicted on the poor girls involved, as long as they look like "tolerant and unbiased" to the outside world.
Pathetic, downright pathetic.

Originally Posted by jackytoo (Post 10971070)

Surely the one child policy affects men as well women:confused:

In any case it doesn't compare to having your genitals hacked does it!

Originally Posted by jackytoo (Post 10971070)

Surely the one child policy affects men as well women:confused:

In any case it doesn't compare to having your genitals hacked does it!

Originally Posted by EMR (Post 10971213)

Wthin the Chinese community in the UK there are atititudes which fal well below so called " British Standards ".
My wife works with a very well educated chnes girl whose engagement to a another UK resident chinese was broken off by " his " parents because of 1) her age ( late twenties )and an monor health issue could a possbly affect her fertility and ability to provide children who would look after them in their old age.
Me Me you cannot condemn Islam in the ay you do unless you condemn its attutudes to women on a global basis.
Just because such thng happen in the UK does not make them more worthy of condemnation.