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| Middle East |
| Understanding our enemy |
| 2004-01-22 |
| This is a picture gallery of Ashura. The annual remembrance day when Shiites mourn the death of Imam Hussein by beating themselves and cutting their own flesh to bleed. Its f**king barbaric. Religion of peace my ass. Fred, I’m sorry if this isn’t appropriate, please delete the post if that’s the case |
| Posted by:JerseyMike |
| #17 I wondered how long it would take euroboy to work in the Jews. Judging by his english, he is from the UK where male circumcision is (or at least was) almost universal. As I recall I was the only uncircumsized boy in my school class. He's manipulating facts as per the Left's standard play-book. |
| Posted by: Phil B 2004-1-22 9:21:48 PM |
| #16 People don't generally think they are crazy. No, just weird. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-1-22 5:26:44 PM |
| #15 Some people crucify themselves in the Philippines, not as a rite of the church but as a folk tradition expressing piety, gratitude, or repentance. People don't generally think they are crazy. Self-flaggelation is sometimes a tradition of some Catholic orders, and still occurs. Most Catholics don't think they are crazy either. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy" |
| Posted by: buwaya 2004-1-22 4:39:06 PM |
| #14 So far this week euroboy has used Bill Blass, Faisal, Redneck, and IDF Destroyer. Is it possible that Steveeroosa is back with his juvenile taunts? Given that Howard Dean lost in Iowa, I'd say the answer is yes. Bitterness, ya know. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-22 2:46:11 PM |
| #13 A troll by any other pseudonym still can't spell correctly. So far this week euroboy has used Bill Blass, Faisal, Redneck, and IDF Destroyer. Is it possible that Steveeroosa is back with his juvenile taunts? |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-1-22 2:00:02 PM |
| #12 The difference between this and Christians crucifying themselves is that the vast majority of the Christian world thinks the guys that crucify themselves are demented religious wackos. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-1-22 1:52:41 PM |
| #11 Ts : now that 's a mental picture I won't shake easily (I've got issues, you know...). |
| Posted by: Anonymous coward 2004-1-22 1:13:48 PM |
| #10 #3 Actually gotta half agree with Euroboy on this one. Now Euroboy how do you feel about baby duck stomping? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-22 12:53:55 PM |
| #9 Odd seeing "euroboy" defending self-mutilation when, in the heart of his declared homeland, people are forbidden to wear certain items of clothing and jewelry because of their religious meanings. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-22 12:41:03 PM |
| #8 Mommy, why do you have that big knife in your hand...mommy? Mommy, Nooo!! |
| Posted by: TS 2004-1-22 12:36:52 PM |
| #7 what a bunch of jerks . glad they aint on our team |
| Posted by: phoxxxy 2004-1-22 12:35:08 PM |
| #6 Euroboy... regarding the foreskin. That's a medical procedure implented for health reasons that became cultural. That's a little different than self-mutilation, no? Also, regarding barbaric religious beliefs (wtf were you thinking putting circumcision in that one?) yeah it's bad and every religions done it. Btw, did you know that in the US almost all children get their foreskin removed, not jews but all people. It's because docs recomend it. |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-1-22 12:13:55 PM |
| #5 euroboy, at last something I can give you points for. But this is a culture clash, and you dont see christians scourging themselves in western culture. Islam is just a culture effect. It is used to justify medieval behavior just as christianity has been. |
| Posted by: flash91 2004-1-22 11:56:33 AM |
| #4 IMHO, if you want to whip yourself, crucify yourself, hang yourself on hooks, set yourself on fire in protest, etc, that's your right. I don't understand why you would, but that's just my opinion. It's when you try to force your views or religion on others that we have a problem. Your religious beliefs end where my nose begins. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-1-22 11:35:21 AM |
| #3 It's the same thing as the christian Flagellantes, catholic monks who chastise themselves with thorns, or buddhists monks who starve or commit suicide. And I seem to recall seeing pictures of little jewish children having their foreskins cut off. Slightly more invasive than these superficial cuts, don't you think? |
| Posted by: euroboy 2004-1-22 11:30:51 AM |
| #2 I don't recall seeing little kids nailed to a cross |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-1-22 11:17:02 AM |
| #1 Remember people intentionally getting themselves crucified over in Christian Catholic Latin America? |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-1-22 11:00:45 AM |