or...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mendoza_HumanSacrifice.jpg
Posted on 03/09/2007 9:24:31 AM PST by presidio9
Tell it to the Spanish Cuzco.
Seems the memory of rivers of blood from human sacrifice has faded from the collective consciousness. And where, pray tell, are the holy cathedrals of Mayan worship these days? Mel Gibson is quite amused.
You mean nothing?
or...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mendoza_HumanSacrifice.jpg
He's an ignorant fool, or a liar.
I do agree, however, that the "migrant brothers" should flee persecution here and return to their oh-so-superior homelands...
I can already see the TV promo --
"We're Mayan priests -- and we've been sawing up people for millenia. Throat-cutting Islamic terrorists? Muhammed-come-latelies, as far as we're concerned, and real pikers when it comes to vivisectioning fellow human beings--but we share their yearning for the 9th Century. Viva Atzlan!!"
The AP might have made up this story entirely.
Failing that, they might have paid some people to pretend to be Mayan priests and to pretend to 'purify' the site.
Failing that, these Mayan priests are most likely frauds on their own account without AP's involvement but people who are certain of getting US press notice for 'purifying' things.
And I didn't know there were Mayans that far south.
My bad. I see it is in Guatemala. Plenty of Mayans there.
Isn't that the religion that practiced human sacrifice and tore hearts out of living people?
exactly what I meant. better yet, bring a suitcase full of ganja with,too.in the unlikely event of capture, tell the press you are an angel of mercy bringing dying cancer patients this weed free of charge.
Ha ha, I was just thinking the exact same thing! :)
"Does anyone care........"
Apparently Juan Carlos Llorca and AP, not that this matters to the rest of us.
Uh... Guatemala is majority Mayan.
Mayan priests?
How about pagan priests?
Schmucks.
how bout clearing the bad spirt of poverty, drug cartels and rampant crime in the area while they're at it.
"There's only one kind of soap that can get these hands clean, mister. Lava!"
I want to know if these priests have been continuously practicing this "religion" since the Mayan empire fell in the 9th century or if this is a new-age 20th century revival. If it is the latter, it has about as much legitimacy as those nutballs in the UK who list "The Force" as their religion.
That's just what I was thinking.
That, and where on earth will they ever find a virgin to sacrifice?
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