[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

It's so nice to hear that as I don't think people address enough the way women are treated in religions. It's like a taboo because they don't want to offend.

Well, I don't have alot of time for religion tbh, I think (not just Muslim) they are oppressive and restrictive and a means of control, having said that I don't think people should be all tarred with the extremist brush either just because I'm not a fan of religions

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well, I don't have alot of time for religion tbh, I think (not just Muslim) they are oppressive and restrictive and a means of control, having said that I don't think people should be all tarred with the extremist brush either just because I'm not a fan of religions

Same. The muslim religion just comes up a lot more on the forum in conversations and gets more discussion time because of what's happening in the world atm.

I agree that you could say that not all muslims, catholics, baptists, hindu's etc etc are extremists. However, even moderate folks tend to follow traditions via religion that are extreme in the way that girls and women are expected to dress and behave. Like most ordinary catholics wouldn't be called extremist and then you get stupid rules that they are supposed to follow like no contraception and it puts people in a really difficult position.

It's weird because if the deal that women have in some religions was viewed in a political way or even as race is viewed, we would probably be sanctioning countries/religions rather than doing business with them for the way women are treated. It's not a lot different to apartheid really.

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins is a really interesting read.