cohenite,

So you do think I'm a man - "very much in touch with his feminine side".

That's a bit of a lark, actually.

Or conversely, I might be woman who's very much in touch with her masculine side.....fascinating really.

individual,

I'm having difficulty equating any of your examples with the brutality involved in stoning a person to death.

Poirot,
Could you equate the drug problem with stoning ?

voxUnius, if you were to present your opinion in a court of law the judge would be obliged by convention to instruct the jury your testimony was a load of bollocks, your opinion unworthy of even the slightest consideration, simple because you lack the honesty and common decency to address Dr Scutt by her correct title, a character flaw common amongst miscreants in the justice system.

.....in a court of law the judge would be obliged by convention to instruct the jury.....
whistler,
If only the Judges would feel so obliged when victims are being discriminated against.

Poirot, maybe you're twins, a boy and a girl.

You say:

"I'm having difficulty equating any of your examples with the brutality involved in stoning a person to death."

Right, back to topic. Islam is not only barbaric in its attitudes towards not only women, but anyone who is not a muslim and indeed male muslims who are low on the pecking order and who are regarded as merely cannon-fodder.

It is a vile influence on humanity. Ms Scutt should concentrate her comments and direct her vitriol to it. In that respect I find it ironic that while she is prepared to spread the blame for Islam's atrocities against women to all males, muslim or not, one of the most common defences put up for Islam from Ms Scutt's side of the fence is that not all muslims are bad, primitive and active exponents of an ideology which is anathema to individual rights based democracies.

In fact the reverse is true; the fact that there are no doubt good and peaceful muslims does not detract from the fact that all practitioners of Islam must share in the blame for its oppressive attributes. However, in Western society where affirmative and proactive policies give women equality with men and where individual rights and responsibilities are enshrined not all men are to blame for firstly Islam's misogyny or for particular instances of misogyny in the West.

This is a crucial distinction and Ms Scutt shows no capacity for understanding it.

The slippery slope to stoning begins with cohenite calling Dr Scutt Ms.