Re: So you are saying that women were treated well - even equally - in e.g. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, etc?
It was, in fact, Paul who was the real champion of salvation to the entire world. He is the one who fought the battle through for the principle that Gentiles can be saved without being circumcised or otherwise fulfilling the traditional rites of Judaism.
This is especially interesting because Paul had been such a devout Jew before he was saved. According to the Jewish Talmud, every orthodox Jewish man of that day said a certain prayer every day. It was, “Oh, God, I thank thee that I am not a Gentile, that I am not a slave, that I am not a woman!”
How the Holy Spirit changes men! Now Paul, the Christian writes: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Gal. 3:28. [...]
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