On 10/29/05, Scott Saylors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Scott:
> You're right, I should have not said "normal" social interchange; because
> that is permitted in Islam. Normalcy in social interchange is quite
> different in western society than in eastern society, though. "Shaking
> hands" is normal social behavior in the west - even between men and women.
> It is not in the east usually. Social "norms" vary greatly.
Gilberto:
Sure. In today's world, at the same time, one can find different
places where the norms are different.
> Baha`is should behave chastely and the assumption is that they do. "Dating"
> by the standards of America or Europe is shocking in the extreme by the
> standards of Riyadh, or Esfahan, or Khartoum.
Yes. In this case, there are different norms for different places.
-Gilberto
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