@Ishmael
Very interesting post, indeed. Thanks for that!
@MadMike
I don't consider the
www.state.gov webservice to be a proper source of facts nor opinions here. I just don't believe it after all these lies of George's administration. And I'd bet many share my opinion here. And, on the other side, the descripted reminds very closely what the USA did many times: supporting Iraq using biological/chemical weapons against Iran, as an example... A country with its own sins should not give lessons of proper behaviour to others. Especially if the lesson would be given with military means.
@The Avon Lady
Let me quote some Catholic scriptures originating from the ancient and medieval times (like the quotes from your post). Compare them to today's practice of Catholic church. Take into consideration, that Islam, like any other ideology and religion, evolves and changes. Do not treat medieval superstitions as current beliefs of the Muslim population.
Tertulian (160-220) Father of the Church: "A woman is a godless fury of lust".
Saint Clemens of Alexandria (~150-~215): "A woman should be ashamed of the fact of her existance".
Saint Augustine of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus, 354-430), Father of the Church: "A woman is a minor being, not created in the shape and similarity of God. It is an order of nature, that she should serve the man".
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (~1034–1109): "If you could open the woman's body and see her interior and all the regions of her body, you would see yourself, how vile is her tissue under the milk-white skin of a creature".
Albertus Magnus (Saint Albert the Great, ~1193-1280): "A woman doesn't know fidelity. Believe me, if you ever believe her, you will be dissapointed".
Thomas Aquinas (Saint Thomas of Aquino, ~1225–1274): "A woman is only useful for giving birth and can serve in the house."; "Women are a mistake of nature. They have too much humidity in them and the temperature of their body is a proof of their physical impairment. They are a kind of a handicaped, fruitless, unsuccessful man. The only fullfilling of the human kind is a man himself".
Enea Silvio (pope Pius II, 1458-1464): When you see a woman, think of it as a devil. It's a kind of hell."
Abraham a Santa Clara (1644-1709): "A beautiful and well-dressed woman is a temple built over a big sewage pit. Who would like to worship the sh*t like the god?"