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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, one thing at a time...

First, Muhammad had an Islamic state, so it is a comparison between state systems. The US is based on a secular system, whereas the Islamic state Muhammad oversaw was based on a religious one.

So, its not a comparison of religion to state if the religion and state were one entity. In this case it was.

But -- if you think a more fair comparison would be Islam to Christianity, then in the area of women's voting rights or political relevance, then I can not speak for when Christianity gave women political relevance without doing additional research. Do you know when Christianity gave women political relevance or voting rights?[/quote]

You can't compare a religious state to a secular state. One is static, the other is driven by its government. Presumably, people in a religious state cannot vote a change that conflicts with religion even if it happens to get a majority vote. The U.S. in the 1820, 1920 and 2020 would be three different countries.

In all fairness, the caliphate under Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman was probably also three different countries.

I can't speak to Christianity's stance on voting rights since it never concerned me much.[/quote]

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