So the people who are tryign to stop ALL domestic abuse is not good enough? Do we really have to specific protests and marches to stop domestic abuse by Muslims?
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Michael Dinowitz < [email protected]> wrote: > > No, I'm stuck on the general and accepted abuse of wives and relatives that > is not protested because it is ingrained within the religious tradition of > Islam. I'm against beheading, honor killings, beatings, mutilation, and all > of the other sundry abuses that happen every day but only come up on the > mainstream radar when it is sensational. I want to see this abuse > recognized > and protested against not by non-Muslims but by Muslims. I'm not talking > about any abuse here but abuse which is rooted in a religious tradition. If > a religious tradition says its OK to hurt or kill someone and this is acted > on, then there is a problem. ANY religious tradition. > I wonder if we would be having this conversation if the killer was a > Christian and he stoned his wife to death for adultery. I expect not as we > would have heard an outcry against it by now. > > And the thing that really has to be watched is that the husband is in court > today to get custody of the kids. > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am curious. It seems Gruss and Dino seem to be stuck in the > 'beheading' > > thing. Would we even be having this discussion if the woman was shot, > > stabbed poisoned, etc? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288808 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
