While doing a little research for next week's strip, I came across an article on the Focus on the Family website called "How a Husband Should Handle his Wife's Submission." It describes in warm and fuzzy language how a man should lovingly bring his woman "into proper alignment."

A wife has a hard time giving her husband the reins to her life if she doesn’t believe she can trust him to have her best interests at heart as he steers the course of their lives together. She has trouble going along with his decisions when he refuses to consider her thoughts, feelings, and insights on the subject...

If you feel that your wife is not submissive, pray for her to have a submissive heart, first toward God and then toward you. Then ask God to help you love her the way He does. I guarantee that you will see her submission level rise in direct proportion to the unselfish love you exhibit for her.

The column then goes on to suggest things to pray for -- i.e., that your wife "will understand what submission really is," "she will be able to submit in the way God wants her to," "you will take your position as spiritual leader," and "she will trust you to be the head of the family."

So noble of us to liberate Muslim women from oppressive fundamentalism, isn't it?