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From: tim@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA (Tim Maroney)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Islamic Mystics - The Sufi
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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.
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