Respecting other people's cultures is well and good but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam what they do to women. It's indefensible.
You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless or...
I don't think balance is something you get from someone else it's something...
It is very east to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.