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a new thread!
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Originally posted by baltassoc
You were missing my point. I said that Christianity, and in particular, the protestant work ethic, were responsbile for social conditions conducive to equal rights for women, and implied thereby that certain dogmatic turns in Islam had created a corresponding period of economic stagnation that has led to a generally worse position for women in Islamic countries (note this was not always the case - until the 13th or 14th century is was the Muslims who were clearly the innovators).
You responded by pointing out the Amish (by using the anachronistic device of suggesting they were calling on the phone - nice touch). This of course is beside the point; the Amish don't control the Western economy, and the fact that they have opted out of the modern western economy may correlate with a view of a woman's place in the world that might not comport with the views of, say, a modern moderate Muslim living in the US.
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I agree with everything you said, but was simply trying to make the point that gross generalizations about Christianity and Islam are just that.
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