On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Trei, Peter wrote:
Jim claims it has to do with 'property rights' the husband has in the wife.
'had' would be more accurate. Until the mid-20'th century women were property (even in Christian countries). ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------