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2005-12-12 India-Pakistan

Pak quake survivors burned books (including Korans) to keep warm

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Posted by john 2005-12-12 07:05|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Burning books is a tragedy, freezing to death is a greater tragedy, books can be replaced.

Get over it, it's not even remotely related to the German book burnings of WW2, that was Fanaticism, this is survival.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-12-12 09:58|| 2005-12-12 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 True, but I bet it was a holy man who pointed out the building full of infidel combustibles to the freezing locals...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-12-12 10:05|| 2005-12-12 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 ... they were throwing the books into the fire." "I tried to stop them, but they started beating me."

Somewhere, the unveiled Saudi girls who burned to death after they were forced back into their burning school are smiling. If there is anything unholy, it is people freezing to death for fear of keeping themselves warm.

Posted by Zenster 2005-12-12 11:12|| 2005-12-12 11:12|| Front Page Top

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