hogwash...

Submitted by donvan (United States), Nov 30, 2006 at 17:20

It is quite romantic to believe thst the man will love,honor ,cherish,forsake all others. It is romantic to believe that a husband will be devoted to the home,wife and children above all else. The problem is that Muslim men are not romantic, they are Islamic. Islam sees women as chattle, property that can be abused,and manipulated. All the verbage of patience and forbearance, is garbage.

The Muslim man's first priority is to his god, (which means to himself). Muhammedians embrace the man Muhammed and consider his behavior to be the behavior to emmulate. He married a 7 year old, and "Consummated" when she was 9. This is as close to historical fact as we can get. If the Muhammedians see this as examplry behavior, they will not hesitate to commit violence against spouses, the prophet said its ok...

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