To my Muslim sister: I find, with my limited knowledge, I find Muslim women to be infinitely more Godly, as a group, than western 'christian' women. And I credit Islam for that. But if the price is women being under the control of men, the interpretations, of men, the physical, legal, social power of men OVER women... that I can never accept, and I find much of that in the site I shared with you, a site that seems very credible to me. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Islam ; my friend agrees this is a credible site, but she strongly denounces wrong interpreters of Islam for the negative impacts on Muslim women, and NOT on the intent of Islam, with which I agree.) I DO pray for the time when I can read much or all of the Qur'an. My sense is that the Founders of most or all of the great religions were Godly people, Loving people... and that lesser people have quickly distorted and corrupted what they tried to sew among us. I suspect and hope that this is what I will find when and if I do read the Qur'an for myself." My sister's reply: "absolutely right James, thumbs up for you."

To my Muslim sister:  I find, with my limited knowledge, I find Muslim women to be infinitely more Godly, as a group, than western 'christian' women. And I credit Islam for that. But if the price is women being under the control of men, the interpretations, of men, the physical, legal, social power of men OVER women... that I can never accept, and I find much of that in the site I shared with you, a site that seems very credible to me.  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Islam ; my friend agrees this is a credible site, but she strongly denounces wrong interpreters of Islam for the negative impacts on Muslim women, and NOT on the intent of Islam, with which I agree.)  I DO pray for the time when I can read much or all of the Qur'an. My sense is that the Founders of most or all of the great religions were Godly people, Loving people... and that lesser people have quickly distorted and corrupted what they tried to sew among us. I suspect and hope that this is what I will find when and if I do read the Qur'an for myself."  My sister's reply:  "absolutely right James, thumbs up for you."