Posted on 12/22/2001 5:27:16 PM PST by aculeus
No you didn't.
Sure it is.
For our part, all the Taliban should be brought to the US, have sex change operations forced on them, and returned to these enlightened cultures as women. It will add an incentive to the other nuts out there to leave us alone.
That's right. Hurt the body to "save" the soul sort of mentality. Nasty folks.
No, it isn't. I'm talking about First Wave Feminism of the late 1800s aimed at establishing women's right to vote, get an education, own property, and be treated as a competent adult by the legal system. You're talking about 1960s Second Wave Feminism.
Trouble with that statement is Chapt 8:69 "So eat (and spend) of that which you have acquired after winning the war as is lawful, good and pure." Muslims don't regard war booty as stealing. (Remember they were thrown out of France in 733 A.D., in part, because they were so loaded down with loot, they were all but immobile.) About the "rape thing", as cited in post #26, Chapt 4:3 allows that.
Re: post 37 Mr Watchin, those are all very good adjectives and all are appropriate. Trouble is, they all wouldn't fit in the space allowed by the printer; and using only one or two would detract from the majestic, reverent appearance of the Book given by Allah to his Prophet. I use the title of my Book because that's what it says (and with tongue firmly in cheek).
Allow me to explain:
Three women are walking down the street when they see a 5 story building that says "Choose the man of your dreams" on the front. Intrigued, they go inside to the information desk on the mezzanine, and the concierge tells them that each floor holds a different kind of man. "Take the elevator up till you get to the floor you want. But beware, once you've left a floor, you can never return."
The ladies go into the elevator and press 1 (first floor). When the doors open, they see a sign that says "Men who work hard."
They agree that they want a bit more than that. The doors close and they press 2. When the doors open again, they see a sign that says "Men who work hard and are good lovers." Not good enough.
They press 3, and when the doors open the sign says "Men who work hard, are good lovers, and are ready to commit to a loving relationship."
They agree that this is better yet, but there are still two floor above this! They press 4.
The sign says "Men who are independently wealthy, handsome, great lovers, and are ready to commit to a loving relationship." Eagerly, the women press 5.
When the door opens, they see a sign that says "There are no men on this floor. This floor was created purely to show that there is no way to satisfy women."
In other words, yes, the ladies got the vote and repaid us by outlawing booze. (sigh)
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