Trudy why u tryin to be funny? why we came to this world? coz of worship ourgod.. and he sent us book to follow his orders...do or not do is urproblem...we all got brain...many other countries man also beat their wife´s..is it right of coz not...muslim also do non muslim also do...yes we not accept it..but if everythin is perfct whts the reason we are here for?

   this is exam lady...thts why got hell and paradice...

 if islam really is way of urlife...i don think u ll beat urwife...coz god see everythin we are doin...if u wan to make him happy sure we gotta do somethin good..

 And i cant forgt the surah...coz they teach me how to go what to do..

I´m not trying to be funny, I only replied your statement that man and woman are equal which is obviously not. And your referring to other men beating their wives is correct that it happens, but then don´t get approval from their religion!

 Sampion Besiktas this year trudy

 I have read the quran. Have you read the bible??

Thanks thanks thanks

Link number one does not work

Link number two is a propaganda site which lacks credibility.....

Yigal Carmon — MEMRI´s founder and President. Carmon is fluent in Arabic. He served as Colonel in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Intelligence Branch from 1968 to 1988. He was Acting Head of Civil Administration in the West Bank and the adviser on Arab Affairs to the Civil Administration from 1977 to 1982. He advised Prime Ministers Shamir and Rabin on Countering Terrorism from 1988 to 1993. In 1991 and 1992 Carmon was a senior member of the Israeli Delegation to peace negotiations with Syria in Madrid and Washington

Link number three is a Shia islam site, which is what I said, it´s a Shia practice.  I did not read through the whole thing....I have heard the practice is on an upswing in Iraq now, and it is practiced in Iran among the Shia.

It is Surat Al Nisa verse # 34

It is a controversial ayat.....and one people site a great deal.

Which version? King James? What Quran translation?.....just curious that a self proclaimed athiest reads such material.....

Link No. 1 - sorry I left the last character off -

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-05-04-pleasure-marriage_x.htm

Link No. 2 - who says it lacks credibility?

Link No. 3 -  If it is a Shia practice, then it is practised by Muslims - I don´t think Christine cited any particular country.

 I did not waken up one morning and say, oh today i think i will become an athiest.I looked into many  different religions, read different scripes and spoke to people about their faiths and then i made my choice.

 Why would you be curious?  Perhaps this person wasn´t always an athiest.  Or perhaps they are well read and wanted to get some good fiction in their library.  Your comment sounds smug as usual alameda.