SB and Taffy have both participated broadly in the world, traveling in China and Southeast Asia. Both have married women of another race. They have seen a much wider spectrum of life than most of my classmates from the U.S. who have never procured a passport but cling to views of American Exceptionalism. I'm confident that if Taffy lived in a Muslim country he would broaden and deepen his views of Islam. I note that SB has positive feelings about Thai women.

We have many often conflicting religious groups that make up Christians. Take The Jehovah Witnesses. To a certain extent they believe in controlling women and withholding authority from them. The sisters must ask their husbands if important decisions need making. However let's give women points out of a hundred as to how restricted they are in all walks of life- be it education, representation, cosmetics- anything you like. I would say that that Muslim women are five percent free and JW women are ninety percent free. As Expat would say- NUFF SAID!WOT!

We can live with all our cranky Christians but these other people will want to change the landscape completely.