Love...

Submitted by donvan (United States), Aug 14, 2007 at 12:39

A loving relationship, as we in the western Christian tradition understand it, does not exist in the Islamic paradigm. Romantic love and the trust and truth on which it depends is a Christian value, is not a value embraced by Moslems. Marriage is a contractual agreement, designed to advance the cause of the Muslim man.. Women are useful tools to birth children, serve the man,and serve his daily needs of house keeping,sex,food preparation. The notion of romantic love in the Islamic mind is an absurdity. Women who believe that all men are the same regarding the treatment of women are misled. While there are christian men who are cruel and mistreat women, to the extent that behavior is exhibited, it is unchristian. It is not unislamic to treat women with practical enslavement,with no rights ,legal, moral or any other.

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