Posted on 01/12/2006 8:35:39 AM PST by ryan71
MINA, Saudi Arabia Thousands of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual during the hajj tripped over luggage Thursday, causing a crush in which at least 345 people were killed, the Interior Ministry said.
The stampede occurred as tens of thousands of pilgrims headed toward al-Jamarat, a series of three pillars representing the devil that the faithful pelt with stones to purge themselves of sin.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said 345 people were killed
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At least that stampede has a purpose. The purpose being to watch more mind numbing fare from HollyWeird.
Good Morning D,
I view it as 345 less terrorists to deal with for the USA.
As I See It,
NSNR-THM
I think the 3 pillars more likely represent The Father,Son, and Holy Ghost, than they would the devil....
Food for thought.
I thought that was the purpose. The lucky ones die early.
Primitivism.
During Hajj, pilgrims flock to the Jamarat Bridge in Mina to cast stones at three pillars representing the devil. The cylindrical pillars (top) were replaced by short walls (bottom) after a previous fatal stampede in 2004. The idea was to improve crowd flow and reduce congestion.
Hi-
I thinks lots of "the faithful" want to die during Hajj. Their cult teaches them you go straight to Muhammad's heaven if you die while on pilgrimage to Mecca
That's a lucky break.
Well put and right on the mark!
How many more times will the Saudi Government continue to let this happen??? There have been mass deaths at so many Hajj's lately, it's hard to know what to think. I agree with another post that something must be fundamentally wrong at some level within the belief system... but something must have sparked the stampede. Much like the bridge trampling in Iraq. This makes me terribly sad. But then, the strange rituals of the Muslim world scare me greatly. Why any god would 'require' such self abuse.... I don't get it. *sigh*
Thats a great start!
Let's see. 345 "martyrs" X 72 virgins per "martyr" = 24840 virgins needed to service the new "martyrs". Those virgins are certainly in demand.
Kinda reminded me of the story about attorneys.
What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A really good start.
When a group doesn't value human life, its not hard to understand.
Hey D,
It must be very popular with the musklums to have the opportunity to mate with those 72 virgin camels prematurely.
I think President Bush really means to say (islam) is a "religion of piss."
schumer, kennedy, pant suit queen hillary and jimuh "idiot" carter are probably devout musklums covertly.
As I See It,
NSNR-THM
Must have been a sale going on.
Allah's going to burning the midnight oil, wouldn't you say?
(Either that or Hajj for those with last names A-J in January, K-P in Feb., and P-Z in March.)
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