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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,"
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: ayatollah; dog; fatwa; islamic; unclean
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To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:02:56 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: JoeProBono
I wouldn’t let my dog keep a muslim as a pet.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:04:08 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: FlyingEagle
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:04:09 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Iran cleric says pigs “clean” and to be kept as pets
To: JoeProBono
Everything I need to know about Islam is contained in it’s attitude toward dogs.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:04:57 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
To: JoeProBono
Can’t allow the peons to have something loyal to them as well as capable and willing to protect them.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:05:44 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(God Save America)
To: Drango
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:06:04 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:08:19 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: JoeProBono
Moslems just have no joy or fun in this world. They hate dogs, they hate singing, they hate women. They are the antithesis of all that is clean, joyful or holy.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:08:43 PM PDT
by
Jemian
To: JoeProBono
I am going to issue my own fatwah: Iranian clerics are unclean spawn of the devil and are not to be treated as human.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:10:08 PM PDT
by
MIchaelTArchangel
(Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
To: Jemian
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:10:48 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
"
A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets..."
Fluffy is not amused...
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:11:27 PM PDT
by
Semper Mark
(Nemo me impune lacessit.)
To: Drango
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:12:25 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
I’ll take the dog. I mean, the canine.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:13:02 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: cripplecreek
I wouldnt let my dog keep a muslim as a pet.Why don't the so called moderate ones leave the Rel....cult?
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:13:17 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(Why did they bury Barry's past?)
To: Drango
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:14:22 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jemian
That’s pretty much what I was going to say. The only thing they seem to enjoy is hating us. I feel sorry for people who have never known the joy of sharing their lives with a dog.
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:15:23 PM PDT
by
McLynnan
To: JoeProBono
Cats are pussies...
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posted on
06/19/2010 4:16:45 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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