Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!k.cs.cmu.edu!tim From: tim@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA (Tim Maroney) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Islamic Mystics - The Sufi Message-ID: <547@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 00:26:15 EDT Article-I.D.: k.547 Posted: Thu Sep 19 00:26:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 10:12:02 EDT References: <547@scc.UUCP> Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking Lines: 15 Xref: linus net.politics:10357 net.religion:7275 None of the monotheistic religions are sexually egalitarian. Judaism incorporates many discriminatory commandments and temple practices. Christianity also incorporates discriminatory temple practices and has historically been very sexist. I don't see Moslems as being qualitatively different from Jews or Christians in this respect. This goes for every criticism of Islam I have heard put forth; it always comes down to seeing the mote in your neighbor's eye while ignoring the plank in yours. Can anyone put forth a criticism of Islam which cannot be paralleled in Judaism or Christianity? I doubt it very much, but am willing to entertain (public) suggestions. -=- Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking ARPA: Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K uucp: seismo!cmu-cs-k!tim CompuServe: 74176,1360 audio: shout "Hey, Tim!" Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com