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2003-12-12 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-12-12 12:00:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'll show 'em a full moon they won't be able to miss.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-12 7:24:55 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-12 7:24:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Are we sure these people have nuclear weapons?

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-12 7:36:20 AM|| 2003-12-12 7:36:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder what they do in rainy nights...

Posted by True German Ally 2003-12-12 8:41:13 AM|| 2003-12-12 8:41:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 in ancient judaism the date of the month (and thus of religious holidays, with accompanying commandments) was determined by visual observation of the new moon. This resulted in some disputes, despite attempts to settle who had the authority to declare a new moon. It also meant that in the diaspora (since the new moon was declared in Jerusalem) holidays at the beginning of a month were celebrated on 2 days instead of 1, to be sure (fortunately the major fast days are mid-month) Ultimately (about 100 AD or so) the calendar was fixed. Orthodox and Conservative Jews in the diaspora still celebrate the early month holidays for 2 days, though most Reform Jews have gone back to celebrating for one day only.

I suppose in Islam theres no central body with the authority to fix the calendar, or they just never saw the need to do it.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-12-12 9:11:49 AM|| 2003-12-12 9:11:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps this adds new meaning to Cat AbdullahCaliphateKissAss Steven's Moon Shadow... Nahhhh.

Posted by ,com 2003-12-12 11:58:57 AM|| 2003-12-12 11:58:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 TGA: IIRC, if its cloudy, the rule is to wait one day after the tables predict it, then begin.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-12-12 12:04:26 PM|| 2003-12-12 12:04:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 RC, they're not looking for a full moon. They're looking for a new moon. Can you flash one of those? (:-)>

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-12 12:32:46 PM|| 2003-12-12 12:32:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 For what it's worth, more poop on Ramadan than you can imagine. Or might want to.

Posted by ,comma 2003-12-12 1:02:38 PM|| 2003-12-12 1:02:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Question felicity of #8 choice of word "poop"

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-12 2:48:21 PM|| 2003-12-12 2:48:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 G-NR - "felicity" - "Are you casting asperions on my veracity?" (Sam Ervin D-NC) 8->

Posted by ,comma 2003-12-12 3:19:45 PM|| 2003-12-12 3:19:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Hardly, ,comma. I've no basis to impugn your honesty, and postulate nothing of the sort, albeit were it thus, this would certainly be the proper forum. It's just that #1 RC sent this off on a Jeff-Foxworthy-style-drive-by-shooting tangent, and, well, you know. We need to maintain a consistent high level of intellectually-challenging, civil, well-reasoned discourse here, people!

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-12 4:22:59 PM|| 2003-12-12 4:22:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Oh. K. Shit, then. Sorry! There is an abundance of, uh, material on the topic.

O/T: We infidels used to laugh that it was really about the length of the shadow cast by the Grand Mufti's "member" at midnight when the New Moon was seen. If it rose after midnight, well, there would be six more weeks of bad weather. Uh, or something. And you have to fly the flag the next day, too, I think.

I liked ,com's Moon Shadow reference - very astute, IMO. So I'm calling attention to it. Here. In this comment by another person. Lucky can back me on this, I bet.

Posted by ,comma 2003-12-12 4:49:50 PM|| 2003-12-12 4:49:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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