Yes, it's true. Sixth century religions have a place in the modern world.
At least the Egyptian government is rightly embarrassed.
From the New York Times:
Unbelievable!
From the New York Times:
"First came the breast-feeding fatwa. It declared that the Islamic restriction on unmarried men and women being together could be lifted at work if the woman breast-fed her male colleagues five times, to establish family ties. Then came the urine fatwa. It said that drinking the urine of the Prophet Muhammad was deemed a blessing.
"For the past few weeks, the breast-feeding and urine fatwas have proved a source of national embarrassment in Egypt, not least because they were issued by representatives of the highest religious authorities in the land.
" 'We were very angered when we heard about the Danish cartoons concerning our prophet; however, these two fatwas are harming our Islamic religion and our prophet more than the cartoons...' "
Unbelievable!
from the mind of... Eric | 12:33 PM
15 Comments:
Yes. Ha ha. That's about as ridiculous as blaming feminists, liberals, gays and what-have-you for 9/11!
Ha ha. As nuts as saying Katrina was God's judgement on the Crescent City for being a party place!
Ha ha.
Fundamentalists.
Thankfully, I didn't say any of those things...
ER's umbrella doesn't cover fundies.
"Thankfully, I didn't say any of those things..."
But I say, with God, all things are possible. Even things that seem ridiculous to imagine. One never knows, does one?
Goldarn it, MA, you take YOUR words back out of my mouth.
I never ever said such a thing. EVER. Grrr.
I pick on fundies as brothers. Y'all are the ones who think you can run down a punch list of doctrinal problems that negate one's claims of Christian faith. Not me.
Fact, I think Bro. Falwell got welcomed to Glory by a a passel of saved feminists, liberals and gays. And Christian socialists.
What would Yosemite Sam be without a little blustering?
I took no offense ER because I knew 'tweren't Die-rekted 't me.
Great horny toads! Y'all're both a coupla long-eared varmints!
I read the story and I'm reminded of Christianity's own peculiar religious ceremonies and traditions. Like male circumcision or the Lord's Supper.
I read BenT's comments and I'm reminded to pray for the mentally impaired.
Hey ER,
Just keep your hands up when I jab.
Take that back dude! I may dislike BenT's commenting style, but I won't let anyone jab at him.
Does the act of dunking someone under water purify their soul? Taking the Eucharist? Getting your child circumcised? These are the christian traditions that have been held over from a time when people thought these symbolic acts brought one closer diety.
"I think Bro. Falwell got welcomed to Glory by a a passel of saved feminists, liberals and gays. And Christian socialists."
I agree. Except you didn't make it clear that those feminists, Liberals, gays, and socialists had to have repented of those sins before they reached the pearly gates, or they wouldn't be there.
Anyway, ER, everyone knows Katrina wasn't God's judgement. George W Bush caused Hurricane Katrina, or have you quit reading the daily Kos?
BenT.
Circumcision is a Jewish tradition, not a Christian one. How do the traditional rituals of Baptism and the Eucharist equate to other religions in your mind? Do you understand their significance in the least? If so, how does that make them peculiar?
...purify their soul?"
1) Baptism? No. And no where in the bible is such a claim made.
2) Taking the Eucharist? No. It's just a cracker. Catholics, of course, would argue otherwise but the truth is the concept of transubstantiation is an 'extrabiblical' doctrine. There is no biblical support for this.
3) Circumcision? No. And no where in the bible is such a claim made.
To echo Marshall, circumcision is not a 'Christian' tradition, and like Baptism, it's merely an outward sign of what has already been worked inwardly... on the heart. It is the heart that is circumcised.
Only one of these 'traditions' rise to the level of the Muslim 'Fatwa' of breastfeeding adult males to make them family members, and that would be the Eucharist and Transubstantiation. But transubstantiation doesn't hurt the Gospel's credibility to the extent that the Muslim-breastfeeding fatwa does to the message of Islam.
It's apples and oranges.
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