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2004-01-22 Middle East

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Posted by JerseyMike 2004-01-22 10:42:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Remember people intentionally getting themselves crucified over in Christian Catholic Latin America?

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-1-22 11:00:45 AM|| 2004-1-22 11:00:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't recall seeing little kids nailed to a cross

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-1-22 11:17:02 AM|| 2004-1-22 11:17:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 11:30:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 11:35:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 11:56:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-1-22 12:13:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 what a bunch of jerks . glad they aint on our team

Posted by phoxxxy 2004-1-22 12:35:08 PM|| 2004-1-22 12:35:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 12:36:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-1-22 12:41:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 12:53:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 1:13:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 1:52:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 2:00:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 2:46:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 4:39:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 People don't generally think they are crazy.

No, just weird.

Posted by Rafael 2004-1-22 5:26:44 PM|| 2004-1-22 5:26:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-1-22 9:21:48 PM|| Front Page Top

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