[extropy-chat] Protect ourselves to prevent a return to the middle ages

[Mehran]

Ben,

You don't find these criminal practices in books.  Most of them are not
reported in their newspapers either... no publisher dares to print them.  We
know now why.   But they are practised including stoning to death for
extramarital affairs.

Mehran
www.rael.org

"Live free or die"

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Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:35:44 +0000
From: ben <benboc at lineone.net>
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Protect ourselves to prevent a return to
	the middle ages
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"Mehran" <mehranraeli at comcast.net> foamed at the mouth:

> Protect ourselves to prevent a return to the middle ages
>
> <huge rant>

Wow, i don't think i've ever had such mixed feelings about such a
heavy-duty rant. On one hand, this IS obviously foaming at the mouth 
(and from a self-confessed raelian!), but on the other, a lot of the 
things presented are, afaik, true. I think this is a cue to find some 
things out for myself. I knew about the apostasy thing, which is bad 
enough, but some of the others?
Do present-day muslims really think that it's right and proper to beat 
women that they suspect might not obey them?

Of course, if you read the old testament you'll get a lot of dodgy stuff
as well, but who actually lives by that?

Maybe it's time to hit the bookshop and stock up on islamic holy books 
(now /there's/ something i never thought i'd ever say!)

ben