>The defining difference here is no none in the US is put to death for changing
>religions, and no religious leader in the west has the authority to tell a couple
>with 3 kids & married for 11 years that they are no longer married over a dream.
>We have rights that protect us from that sort of nonsense.

Not to mention the fact that she has to live and sleep with another man (possibly very traumatic for both of them - marriages are ruined by infidelity) before she can get back with her "real" husband, that is IF the new one will release her.
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>>>Letting a tidbit from some small village in India influence such a conclusion
>>>as you've made is over the top to me.
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>This 'tidbit' as you call it is just another example of the harsh and oppressive
>Hitler style control that we have been seeing over and over. We see these things
>over and over and any rational person would question this belief system.

I agree. It's just the thin end of the wedge.

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>Remember the Taliban? Women in that country had no rights at all. This is freedom?
>Who in their right mind would decide to follow this kind of religion. Those that do
>decide to leave are put to death. Where do you see that in the west?

Well there's your answer. If you're in your right mind you choose to stay in the religion cos you know the consequences of leaving it. Talk about Catch-22!