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those virgins...
Posted by pancho (Guest) - Tuesday, November 27 2007, 4:34:47 (CET)
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Apparently our Christians are even envious of that. I'll admit that it seems a bit absurd, unless you consider that religious prophets are wise enough to know that humans will not respond to commands as well as if they can be brought to believe these come from god or gods. The very practical dietary laws of Judaism and Islam were a benefit to humans..as were the injunctions towards cleanliness...especially at a time when Christian Europe was wallowing in its filth, sleeping with pigs and cows. The desert Arab is an extremely sensual and excitable person and Muhammad, to soften his commands to chastity on earth, may have thought it wise to promise in Paradise what was forbidden on earth i.e., wine and women.

To his credit he allowed men to marry more than one wife...as did the Jews. It would have been too much to expect total emancipation and freedom of opportunity for women in that age..and since disease and warfare killed off men, leaving their widows and orphans destitute...and since Islam condemns prostitution, it was a humane move to allow one man to take in and care for more than one woman...plus which producing more offspring was a national concern.

But it was hardly a riotous orgy. The man had to provide equal and separate quarters for each wife, taking on no more than he could support...and divorce was always an option, where Christianity condemned one woman to a lifetime of misery and allowed the man to have all the whores and concubines and slaves he wanted.

While Christianity frowns on the celestial virgins and multiple wives, it allows prostitution to run riot...even Bishops derived income from brothels...and Rome, Vatican City, has more whores per capita than anywhere in the world.

I think Christians are jealous.



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