"Jordan S. Bassior" wrote:
>
> Matt Ruff said:
>
>> Hmm, and did the belief fall out of fashion in the West as
>> a result of external criticism?
>
> In a sense, yes. The Jewish legal tradition, imported into
> the West via Christianity, weakened the idea that men should
> have the power of life and death over their wives and
> children.
Ah, so maybe the key to reforming Arab culture is to send in some Jewish
evangelists...
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