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From: steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Islamic Mystics - The Sufi
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Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 11:20:14 EDT
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>
> 
> You could judge a religion in relation to certain principles
> which is generally accepted as good. For example consider
> the principle:
>  
>   "Men and Women should both have (more or less) equal status
>    in society in terms of social status, educational,
>    economic and political rights."
>

	Generally accepted as good?   I certainly think it is 
preferable, but who am I?   I was raised in the US and my 
background it humanism born of Christian morality.  Natrually
I am going to be influenced by my background.  However, I do
not have a monopoly on "good."  Islamic people can feel that
they are doing the "right" thing and being "good" people even
if I do not agree.    

	I have not observed any principles "which are generally
accepted as good."   What about the Ik in Uganda, do they accept
it as good?  What about the Muslims?


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