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Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:57 pm
by philip964
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9898973/a ... ves-heads/
I would recommend if you are the least squimish or faint easily, don't open this link from The UK Sun.
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:17 pm
by anygunanywhere
Religion of peace.
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:18 pm
by oljames3
Obviously.
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:41 pm
by The Annoyed Man
FWIW, I believe this is a Shia festival, not observed by other sects of Islam.
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:14 pm
by Oldgringo
The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:41 pm
FWIW, I believe this is a Shia festival, not observed by other sects of Islam.
That's what I read elsewhere. In any event, it is the height of barbaric stupidity!
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:17 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Oldgringo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:14 pm
The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:41 pm
FWIW, I believe this is a Shia festival, not observed by other sects of Islam.
That's what I read elsewhere. In any event, it is the height of barbaric stupidity!
Yeah, I agree.
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:51 pm
by thatguyoverthere
This practice has been around for thousands and thousands of years, since long before Mohammed came along. Funny thing is, it's as useless now as it was back then. But hey, more power to 'em!
26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. 27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention." - 1 Kings 18:26-29, ESV
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:40 pm
by Beiruty
UnIslamic. It is forbidden to intentionally harm oneself
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:01 am
by anygunanywhere
AndyC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:32 pm
If it's their thing, it's their thing - they're not harming anyone else.
They are harming children.
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:17 am
by narcissist
Why wasn't the military on top of this could of got a lot the terrorists at one time
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:32 am
by flechero
I tried to delete ashura from my iphone calendar and it wouldn't let me
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:34 am
by DEB
AndyC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:35 am
anygunanywhere wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:01 am
AndyC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:32 pm
If it's their thing, it's their thing - they're not harming anyone else.
They are harming children.
They harm children every day - I don't have the cycles to waste giving a damn about them, particularly today.
This...
Re: Ashura festival in Iraq
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:38 am
by oljames3
DEB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:34 am
AndyC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:35 am
anygunanywhere wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:01 am
AndyC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:32 pm
If it's their thing, it's their thing - they're not harming anyone else.
They are harming children.
They harm children every day - I don't have the cycles to waste giving a damn about them, particularly today.
This...