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libodem

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5. How can life be so backward

Reply to niyad (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 03:44 PM

Feb 2012

When it comes to culture and religion? So much of it seems to be to supress women's right to function as a human being. Not so long ago the Catholic Church was still debating whether women even had souls.

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malawi president: women should be free to wear what they want [View all] niyad Jan 2012 OP

This world is crazy libodem Feb 2012 #1

who would have thought things would sound more like the 13th than the 21st century niyad Feb 2012 #2

I know libodem Feb 2012 #3

that is heartbreaking--I remember hearing that. and nobody stopped them. an accepted behavior niyad Feb 2012 #4

How can life be so backward libodem Feb 2012 #5

what is surprising is that these bizarre beliefs seem to be gaining in credence, just at a time when niyad Feb 2012 #6

Seems like it is on the up tick libodem Feb 2012 #7

living in fundieville, I get a lot of grief for pointing out that, philosophically and practically, niyad Feb 2012 #8

At the very least the Malawi President is a man who gets it. Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #9

would that there were more like him niyad Feb 2012 #10