Originally Posted by PurestAmbrosia

there are 1.4 billion Muslims... 20% of whom are of middle eastern origin... Muslim women were given more rights than any other organized religions... I don't have time to get into lenghty wrangle but here are some christian views on women Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." 1 Timothy 2:11-
"....and the birth of ANY daughter is a loss" Ecclesiasticus 22:3
In 1 Corinthians 11:6, 7, 10, St. Paul writes: “For if a woman be not covered, let her be shorn. But if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald, let her cover her head. The man indeed ought not to cover his head: because he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man...Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels” (Douay-Rheims).
I have many many of those... I have done theological studies at length.. I don't see christian women protesting but that is maybe because many aren't practising? yet somehow there is rebirth of conservatism in america?... so why not focus on the bible first before pointing out what is wrong with muslims?

Originally Posted by Keltoi

Firstly, none of these things have been practiced by Christians for hundreds of years, at least not Western Christians. Christianity has undergone a transformation, actually many of them. Speaking for me personally, I don't see every sentence in the Bible as the literal world of God, since it was in fact written by men. Translation from Greek and the changes made in the Catholic church leaves the Bible fairly different than it would have been otherwise. Are there some Christians who who follow all those "rules" you posted above? Probably. However, the secular nature of our societies and the belief in individual freedom outweigh any thought of a Christian controlled state with laws based in Christian doctrine. The Taliban is evidence that these societies are brutal and repressive. I don't see myself as being any less of a Christian because I don't want my wife to wear a curtain and never speak.

Originally Posted by Rou

Uhhmm..then your not following your religon!??

all i hear is excuses to why muslims can be told this and that and why anyone else cant whatever for godsake how useless!???

look muslims beleive in the old testament as much as the christians so it dont matter anyhow point is your quite lost to what the real wasy of islam are and what are just racist views given to you by ignorant people..so how about you do research instead ofjust throwing basless facts into the debate,lol wear a curtain and never speak!??? and islam says this does it!??

my gosh thats so ignorant...

Greek moreover it was in hebrew or should i say aramic first why you mentioning greek!??

Originally Posted by Keltoi

Firstly, none of these things have been practiced by Christians for hundreds of years, at least not Western Christians. Christianity has undergone a transformation, actually many of them. Speaking for me personally, I don't see every sentence in the Bible as the literal world of God, since it was in fact written by men. Translation from Greek and the changes made in the Catholic church leaves the Bible fairly different than it would have been otherwise. Are there some Christians who who follow all those "rules" you posted above? Probably. However, the secular nature of our societies and the belief in individual freedom outweigh any thought of a Christian controlled state with laws based in Christian doctrine. The Taliban is evidence that these societies are brutal and repressive. I don't see myself as being any less of a Christian because I don't want my wife to wear a curtain and never speak.

Originally Posted by PurestAmbrosia

I have done research...

Originally Posted by wilberhum

Would that include 9/11 research?
Do you tell your "Western Friends" 9/11 was an inside job?

Originally Posted by vegael2003

Rou

If you think that the tree is the part of saving the environment in the earth then what will you do? Which tree you will plant? Will you plant only pine tree in the whole world and neglect all other trees?