As I read the documents section of the Quran, I could not contain my frustration and anger. I get so tired of reading (and hearing) about how religions run people's lives. In almost every religion, there is an oppression of women, minorities, and other religions. Although these are usually the early scriptures of any said religion, it is still something a startling number of people in the world follow.
In the Quran, they mention beating women "lightly" ..umm? No?! This, of course, is not any different from the Christian bible, which is the number one religion in the world, Islam being its closest second. To me, this is scary stuff. When you look back on the world's history (which we are doing with this class, duh!), any person can see how damaging religion has been. For. Every. Living. Creature. EVER.
Obviously, I am of the agnostic and/or atheist side of things, and in this day and age, I do not understand how more people are not. One does not need to be a straight-up atheist, but at least question these random beliefs you are brought up having.
Anyway, I digress. The Quran, talks about all his people cannot be in one harmonious community; that god/allah has purposefully segregated people into women, slaves, servants, and such, so, that he can test all of us. Such BS. Any self-respecting, intelligent person should ask this question: Who wrote the Quran? I am sure the answer is a man, or many men who were all of societal importance.
I am sorry if I have offended anyone, but hopefully this only opens more minds.
(and yes, I realize I go to a Catholic college...irony, in its finest form)
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