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A scholar - religious or not - should view texts w/in their context.  Let's look at Jewish law, for example.  Do you know why camels aren't kosher?  b/c the were more important in another role - carrying items

God didn't step in and say - "Hey!  The camel is unclean! Don't eat it, or you'll suffer the consequences!"

In fact, if you strip away "God's word," you'll be able to find historical or cultural evidence (sometimes conflicting) to support these outdated rules that were created to keep the masses under control.

Furthermore, if I'm a religious scholar, my lens is already skewed, as I'll always look for ways to DEFEND my religion - no matter how outdated these "laws" are.

We laugh at the thought of the world being flat, yet we embrace head coverings for women!  We once believed in sea monsters.  The earth was the center of the universe.  Remember when women were diagnosed with hysteria?  lol!

And yet in some synagogues men and women are still separated b/c women are a distraction.  And according to one Islamic "scholar," women stay behind men during prayer b/c it's not appropriate for a woman to bow down in front of a man - sharing a nice view of her ass.

all man-made rules

How can we move forward in society if we're anchored down by these rules written AGES ago?  It's frightening to follow such ignorant practices![/quote]

YOU aren't anchored down these rules so why don't you move forward already?  Is someone holding a gun to your head to follow these "ignorant practices"? Who died and made you vice president in charge of deciding what other people should do?[/quote]

I mentioned some outdated beliefs that go hand-in-hand with outdated religious beliefs.

Instead of throwing the question back at me, why don't you respond?  Or do you believe in sea monsters, too?  [/quote]
I've already responded enough for smart people to understand, but can dumb it down if you like.

I believe in people's right to live as they like.  I don't believe in the powers of arrogant DCUM posters to "move forward" the entire religious community to which they are wholly unrelated. I especially don't believe in your ability to subvert religious scholarship because you believe you know better based on nothing but NOT being a religious scholar - as if ignorance qualifies you for anything.  [/quote]

DCUM debates all sorts of subjects with varying degrees of rigor and seriousness.  You seem to be saying that Islam should be sacrosanct, that we (DCUM generally) will besmirch Islam by discussing it.  Is Islam that flimsy, that anonymous internet people cannot discuss it?  Why can we not question head coverings, from a feminist, political, or religious perspective?[/quote]

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