Third-World Muslims Are Smarter Than Ric Santorum

[crabby_lioness]

Ric Santorum doesn't believe birth control should be used under any circumstances, even to prevent the death of the mother (except when it's his wife).  Contrast his attitude with that of conservative Muslim clerics in one of the world's poorest and least educated countries, Senegal.

Guardian UK:

On the poor outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, we sat before six imams in an airy mosque. They are holy men, respected community leaders, and, lately, birth control champions. "Family spacing," they called it, as they cheerfully explained why Islam supports it. "What's good for a woman is good for her family, and for her society. We want healthy societies."

Voice of America:

...more and more, families are seeking contraception to space or limit births despite the associated taboos in the country, which is more than 90 percent Muslim.

"Some people say Islam is against family planning, but life is getting more and more difficult," said Mamy Diop.

Historically, the only acceptable application of family planning has been birth spacing for the health of the mother and the child.  But religious leaders increasingly are invoking the Quran's message of financial responsibility.

"Islam has discussed this," said Imam Niasse. "If resources are limited and the family size is too large, there will be problems for the family.  We are already living a situation of scarcity and we should talk openly.  We have many children here, but what kind of children do we have?"

'nuff said.

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Thanks for this

[boojumste.livejournal.com]

I've read the Guardian piece and posted it on Facebook. Will read the second article later and probably pass that one on as well.

[qara-isuke.livejournal.com]

Nothing amuses me more than pointing out to idiots that historically-speaking, Islam has always been more woman-friendly than other large faiths. During the golden age, women had rights at a time where in other parts of the world women were treated like chattel. When Spain was taken by the Christians, women were stripped of all their rights, and all their property seized since...you know...those silly women aren't allowed to do things like own property or divorce their husbands.