Unleashing the Beast

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clothes (covering all but the eyes), and are often dominated and manipulated by their husbands. Years ago I met with a gentleman who had worked with a large American oil company in one of the small Gulf States. Tony recalled an incident where a wealthy oil sheik had five wives. One wife had accidentally walked in front of him in public. After returning home he demanded his other four carves watch while the woman was tied to a stake and burned alive. I thought to myself, "How can a man claim to love a woman and treat her in such a violent manner?" The answer is there is no true love. The woman is nothing more than an object to gratify sexual pleasure and produce children. The cruel treatment of women was seen during the Gulf War, when Iraq invaded Kuwait. The Iraqi soldiers raped every woman they could find. Some were raped multiple times and were then murdered. These women were not Jews or Christians, but Muslims! Moderate and secular Muslims are often repulsed by how the fanatical Muslims mistreat their companions, or murder in God's name. My friends in Israel who have a Muslim background often remind me, "These people are not true Muslims." Yet, the fundamental Islamic mentality is pushing out the moderate, more open minded Muslims. R ADICAL C HANGES F ROM 50 Y EARS A GO Turn the pages of time back 50 years. In the past, no known homosexual would have been accepted to serve in any important public office. Today, homosexuality is not