Posted on 01/06/2014 9:02:42 PM PST by Olog-hai
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa (religious edict) banning online chatting between unrelated men and women, Iranian media reported on Monday, according to Al Arabiya.
Ironically, Khamenei’s ruling came a day after Iran’s Foreign Minister touted his country as a “model for democracy” in the region.
“Given the immorality that often applies to this, it is not permitted,” the Supreme Leader responded to a question posted to his website on the issue.
The ruling came days after Iranian authorities blocked WeChat, a popular messaging application that enables smart phone users to access online social networks. …
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Guess they gotta keep it in the family...
I bet there are a lot of men who would love it, if he extended it to ban chatting between related men and women.
I suspect this is as much about curtailing political discussions as anything else.
I fatwa declaring liberal and conservative relatives can no longer speak to each other. Would make Thanksgiving simpler.
Will he also ban communications between adult males and goats and small boys?
I was going to say, "unless it's a goat". But I would probably be wrong about that.
I see.. it takes four witnesses(MEN) to convict of rape... there..
Which makes it probably GANG RAPE.... and the witnesses would have to rat on themselves..
YET!..... no one (or few) see anything wrong with THAT... there.
PeeWee Herman’s Playhouse makes more sense than THAT..
That’s cool. Just refer to me as your ‘sister’. This will keep FR kosher with Iran.
Shit! My Google stock just plunged on hearing this.
Fatwa!, Fat Ass, Fatty Arbuckle. The three “Fats” of Iran.
Make it four - run by “Fat Heads”.
Draining the gene pool.
SSDD
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