Unfortunately, you don't have to look at Islam for this. Way too many shelters filled to the brim with wives who were routinely beaten by their good Christian (and usually drunk) husbands right here in the US.Quote from ShoeshineBoy:
I am curious: is it true that the Quran promotes in several places the beating of women as this article describes? Anyone know if this is a widespread belief? Never heard it before...
that is SO wrong. some things in the world are just so screwed up and this is one.Quote from Rearden Metal:
Islamâs Hatred of the Clitoris:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=241


Don't know what a survey would show (although you'd probably get similar or higher results in parts of West Virginia and Arkansas).Quote from Rearden Metal:
ArchAngel, apparently you missed the U.N. survey I posted a couple pages back in this thread.
<b>43.3 percent of males and 28.5 percent of females said husbands have the right to beat disobedient wives, and 44.5 percent of males and 35.9 percent of females said family members have the right to carry out "honor killings" of female relatives.</b>
Would the same survey generate results 1/10 as bad among U.S. non-Muslims? No way in hell.
Quote from ShoeshineBoy:
I am curious: is it true that the Quran promotes in several places the beating of women as this article describes? Anyone know if this is a widespread belief? Never heard it before...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37690