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Quite so. I too have no real knowledge about the subject and haven't spoken to burqa-wearing women or their husbands. It's a really tough one. In principle, I would say that it's wrong for a woman to be forced to wear a burqa. In a Western democracy it should be easier than in an Islamic...

It's hard to argue with the first sentence I've left in of your post. I take as read the truth of your second sentence. However, have you ever spoken to a burqa-wearing woman or her husband? I suspect that the women who do wear a burqa or, perhaps more importantly, their husbands are much...

It is indeed odd that there are huge numbers of intelligent and highly educated people who have a faith. As well as huge numbers of less intelligent and poorly educated people who do. Oh, as well as huge numbers of both intelligent and highly educated people, and poorly educated people who...

So was I raised C of E, and neither have I been told that sexual slavery is acceptable, and I absolutely don't think that right thinking Christians will believe it is acceptable; any more than I believe that right thinking muslims will think it acceptable either. The "debate" was simply in...

I was not trying to drag you off topic. I was rebutting your point that the Koran is the only book that condones sexual slavery. It is not - the Bible does too. My last post was in response to you saying "Old Testament dear. The one which was replaced/updated many years ago ", which is, of...

I was waiting for that response. You might like to tell the Archbishop of Canterbury and the whole of the Church of England that the Old testament has been "replaced/updated many years ago". "In the choice of readings other than the Gospel reading, the minister should ensure that, in any...

That would be the Holy Bible, I presume? Exodus 21: 7-8. "If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,he must let her be redeemed...." Thank goodness that the Bible is the "only book"...