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Originally posted by bilmore
How 'bout this:
The average muslim woman is treated less well in life than is the average christian woman.
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If both women are in Indonesia? If both women are in China? If both women are in Gaza? If both women are in the Phillipines?
You will win this argument in the hearts and minds of most Americans quite easily, because our vision of the life of the "average" Muslim woman is in Saudi Arabia, and the "average" Christian woman is in the U.S. Would I like to wake up tomorrow as a woman in Arkansas or in Saudi Arabia? The answer is easy, even for me, a moral relativist. But Christianity should not claim credit for the superiority of life for women in the U.S. Would the widespread growth of Christianity in Saudi Arabia in 611 A.D. have resulted in better conditions for women than we see today? I doubt it, unless you're thinking about salvation (praise Jebus!).
BTW, if Islam had prospered in a place with gradual exploitation of natural resources and concurrent growth like the U.S., such a nation would likely be a thing to behold. The devout Muslim's personal discipline/work ethic/business savvy is impressive, when properly applied. Those fuckers are up at dawn to pray. Oh, except there's the compound interest thing. Oh, well.
