Suppose you had to choose a religion?

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Originally posted by forgiven:
That's news to me. You wouldn't think it--looking around.

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yes, that confuses me also[/B][/QUOTE]I did a paper on the history of Islam for an anthropology course about ten years ago. I'm sure I could find the relevant information, but for now, I am just going on memory.For the time period and the culture, I believe that Islam did do wonders for the position of women. If I am not mistaken, it gave them the legal right to own property and run a business. The Quran provides that divorced women be provided for by there ex. Inheritance is to be divided equally among the male and female offspring. Just for some examples. Of course, what was and what is don't have to mesh.Maybe you can browse the papers here: No webpage found at provided URL: http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/islamearly/And I highly recommend getting the QuranSearch software from Domain Names, Web Hosting and Online Marketing Services | Network Solutions------------------
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Originally posted by robinrohan:
And what happened through the years as regards women in Islam? I guess they started interepreting the scriptures somewhat differently.

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I make no attempt to justify current political climates. I only commented about Islam's beginnings.------------------
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Originally posted by robinrohan:
The most attractive belief of all, to me, is reincarnation.

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Yeah. I'd like to believe that one too.------------------
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Originally posted by Andya Primanda:
Reincarnation? Which means after one left this cruel world he/she would return to suffer again?

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Evil concept, I think.

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Immortality, I think. See, I have thought about suffering and have come to the conclusion that the major cause of my suffering is that I don't have enough time. This is what causes me stress. Reincarnation fixes that problem. Of course this presupposes a continuation of consciousness and memory; otherwise, it would be pointless.------------------
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Originally posted by robinrohan:
John: time to do what?

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I couldn't begin to make a list, but outside of team sports ( yechie ) pretty much everything.------------------
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