SisterW,
Seems like i'm attacked the most in your post, must be that i hit a nerve. And instead of refuting what i say, you get personal... how typical. and H20 is a great and patient debater but that doesn't mean what he says is correct, i've seen him twist and turn before in order to make points.
Regarding women in Islam, i don't think you will be fooling anyone in here with their 'glorious threatment'.
and concerning statistics i should be carefull to judge secular countries (who have all kinds of religions under their rule) since muslim and atheist beatings fall into those statistics as well. A secular country can't represant christian statistics. Neither do i deny that such a event could occur in christian communities, christians aren't sinless, yet anyone who lives in his sin is not a christian either.
may i ask you SisterW a couple of questions, before you start your woman topic? Are you a convert ? and are you married to a muslim?