We really should start killing some virgins so Saddam will have his 72.
--- john harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm a little old for virgins, unless you're talking > grapes! > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:09 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Where's PETA? > > I understand religious ceremonies and kosher > slaughter > is probably very brutal also. > > But come on, the 21st century is here, do we really > need ritual animal sacrifice anymore? > > Why not sacrifice a virgin or two, while we're at > it? > > > > > > > --- William Sanders / EFG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Heya Mike_Mad - > > > > The Eid_al_Adha Festival is pretty special if you > > are a Muslim. > > In SE Asia, it's called Hari Raya and is > celebrated > > throughout the region. > > > > Many well-to-do Muslim families invite everyone > out > > for the sacrifice, > > give the meat away, and then there's a private > party > > with lots of prepared > > food. > > > > When I lived on the Little Red Dot, I went to 2 > Hari > > Raya gatherings, one > > at a Mosque and one at a private family dwelling. > I > > am of the opinion > > that there is a huge difference between a > > sacrificial slaughter done badly > > (perhaps the thing you are complaining about?) and > > one done properly (the > > two that I personally witnessed). I have this > > opinion because of the > > multitude of reports about men, who as head of > their > > household, botched it > > with the animal taking a long time to die, and > never > > knew how to properly > > carve up the carcass afterwards (for the majority > of > > them, it was their > > first time to do the sacrifice, and they were > > hundreds of miles away from > > an Iman who holds the 'how-to' classes at the > > mosque, prior to the start > > of this festival). > > > > It is NOT supposed to be a 'beat the animal cause > > it's fun' kinda activity. > > It's part of a religious ceremony, quite somber. > > > > If you'd like to read more, take a gander here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al_Adha > > > > I do wonder about your post, though - are you > > *_that_* culturally > > insensitive? > > > > On a lighter note - please don't forget the cargo > > boat full of wandering > > ship from a few years back that Daryl and Daryl > were > > trying to save. Those > > sheep were supposed to get from Australia to UAE > for > > Eid_al_Adha Festival, > > and UAE refused them at the port for some silly > > reason (the wholesale > > buyer backed out, refused to pay), then they > > wandered around the Middle > > East and SE Asia for a month, all on their own > > little Hajj. > > > > Happy Hari Raya!!! [Bill] > > > > -- > > William Sanders / efGroup {rmv the DOT BOB to > reply} > > VFP Webhosting? You BET! -> > > http://efgroup.net/vfpwebhosting > > Failing dotNet Project? -> > > http://www.dotnetconversions.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Post Messages to: [email protected] > > Subscription Maintenance: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > OT-free version of this list: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated > otherwise, > > are the opinions of the author, and do not > > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > > too stupid to see the obvious. > > > > > Saddam - Hung for the Holidays > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
