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Iran cleric says dogs "unclean" and not to be kept as pets
reuters ^
| Jun 19, 2010
| Robin Pomeroy
Posted on 06/19/2010 4:01:12 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets -- a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Dogs are considered "unclean" under Islamic tradition but, while relatively rare in Iran, some people do keep them as pets.
By issuing a fatwa -- a religious ruling -- Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has sent a clear message that this trend must stop. "Friendship with dogs is a blind imitation of the West,"
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: ayatollah; dog; fatwa; islamic; unclean
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To: JoeProBono
41
posted on
06/19/2010 4:56:42 PM PDT
by
Semper Mark
(Nemo me impune lacessit.)
To: JoeProBono
Mohammod hated dogs. There's a whole
CHAPTER in the Hadith about dogs and that they are to be killed. (Not a surprising attitude for somebody who made his living as a bandit, and probably had raids spoiled because the target's dogs alerted the victim)
42
posted on
06/19/2010 5:03:02 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Public healthcare looks like it will work as well as public housing did.)
To: JoeProBono
The horrible thing about this is that families that HAVE been keeping pet dogs will be pressured to kill them.
43
posted on
06/19/2010 5:05:12 PM PDT
by
I still care
(I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
To: JoeProBono
Those little guys are dinner.
44
posted on
06/19/2010 5:09:55 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
(Remember, guys, the enemy is to the left.)
To: JoeProBono
Mohammed was a racist. Someone please notify Baraq Hussein Obama and Louis Farrakhan.
The Hadith's note for #2839 says, "The prophet did not order the killing of all the dogs, for some are to be retained for hunting and watching. He ordered to kill the jet black ones. They might be more mischievous among them.
Piss be upon him.
To: PapaBear3625
46
posted on
06/19/2010 5:17:49 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: hellbender
Arab Muslim Slavetraders with Merchandise Booty
47
posted on
06/19/2010 5:21:11 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
"There are lots of people in the West who love their dogs more than their wives and children." Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Too many people in the West invest way too much emotional currency in their pets.
I understand how this happens but I think it should be avoided.
I have two cats and a dog in my home but they have their place and in no way would I ever elevate them to the status of family member.
Of course I will always defend a free mans right to make a fool of himself.
This is the problem of having clerics running your country. Freedom is non existent and a clerics wisdom is law regardless of its relevance to the impact on the lives of the people.
48
posted on
06/19/2010 5:24:07 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
To: JoeProBono
Islamics are considered unclean by my tradition.
49
posted on
06/19/2010 5:27:58 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: JoeProBono
Dogs are “cleaner” than any of you idiots who walk on two legs, especially you muzzies!!!
50
posted on
06/19/2010 5:28:11 PM PDT
by
Chong
(How's that HopEy, changEy, (thingEy) stuff working out for ya?)
To: Farmer Dean
To: JoeProBono
The war Islamic Terror could be won by efficient use of big black dogs and weaponized pork products.
52
posted on
06/19/2010 5:30:53 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
To: JoeProBono
ROFLMAO!!
THAT is the truth about these Islamists...they are so confused and have closer relationships with men than with women, with whom they don’t have a relationship with.
To: JoeProBono
54
posted on
06/19/2010 5:32:38 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
To: Pontiac
Are you saying that if anyone “elevates” the pets to the status of family member, that one is making a fool of one’s self? If so, I feel sorry for you.
55
posted on
06/19/2010 5:33:05 PM PDT
by
Chong
(How's that HopEy, changEy, (thingEy) stuff working out for ya?)
To: PapaBear3625
56
posted on
06/19/2010 5:35:30 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: fanfan
Why don't the so called moderate ones leave the Rel....cult?Because un moderate members of the religion of peace will kill them if they do.
57
posted on
06/19/2010 5:37:59 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(If recycling makes cents as well as sense, I am all for it.)
To: Rebelbase
58
posted on
06/19/2010 5:38:10 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Rebelbase
59
posted on
06/19/2010 5:42:04 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Where can I obtain a cheap or free copy of the Koran? I want to take a photo of my dog Scruffy peeing on it and then using it page by page to pick up his poop.
60
posted on
06/19/2010 5:42:37 PM PDT
by
proudofthesouth
(Heavenly Father I ask you to save us from the evil that has taken over our country.)
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