Remarks For Innocence

Submitted by Zella (United States), Nov 27, 2009 at 11:34

You hit on a very important point....the deceitful behaviors of many of these men. Study how lying is perceived in the Qu'ran and you will understand the reason for the deceitfulness.

Having no respect for women certainly is difficult to understand because Mothers are held in such high regard in the Muslim household. Based on this one would expect all women to be held in high esteem, right? Wrong. Herein lies the confusion.

One of the 10 Commandments of Christianity focuses on lying. In Islam, the behavior is condoned. It's perfectly fine to lie to a non-Muslim and also to another Muslim if the lying protects the liar. Confusing? In other words, it's ok to lie under any circumstance. Lying is a learned behavior.

I really believe the best way to view some of the confusing behaviors is to remember that Children Learn What They Live and They Live What They Learn.

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