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Malaysia Creates Religious Guidelines for Muslim Astronauts
FoxNews ^ | May 1, 2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 04/30/2007 10:35:19 PM PDT by MissouriConservative

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Muslim-majority Malaysia's first astronaut will get guidelines allowing flexibility in praying in zero gravity and eating space meals under Islamic rules, the country space chief said Monday.

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Malaysia held a forum for Islamic scholars in April 2006 to discuss problems Muslim space travelers might face, such as pinpointing the Saudi holy city of Mecca, which Muslims are expected face when they pray five times a day.

The guideline booklet, published this month, says the direction should be determined "according to the capability" of the astronaut.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; Russia
KEYWORDS: islam; islamicimperialism; islamicsupremacists; moongod; muslim; muslimsinspace; religionofpeace; space
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1 posted on 04/30/2007 10:35:20 PM PDT by MissouriConservative
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To: MissouriConservative

What did Charlie Brown used to say? Oh good grief....


2 posted on 04/30/2007 10:35:44 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (We accommodate other cultures at the expense of ours.)
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To: MissouriConservative

yikes! it’s not often on FR my tagline is even vaguely relevant.


3 posted on 04/30/2007 10:37:26 PM PDT by verum ago (The Iranian Space Agency: set phasers to jihad!)
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To: verum ago

LOL....it may apply sooner than later.


4 posted on 04/30/2007 10:38:16 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (We accommodate other cultures at the expense of ours.)
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To: MissouriConservative
Worse then the Germans.

A rule for everything; and everything by the rules.

5 posted on 04/30/2007 10:57:40 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

“A rule for everything; and everything by the rules.”

That is how they control them and keep them like murderous little sheep. Funny thing is, there are so many different opinions what muslim can and cannot do that it’s hard to tell. I mean, I heard that the woman can CHOOSE to wear a veil and yet you have “police” who go around and beat them if they don’t....some choice.


6 posted on 04/30/2007 11:05:28 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (We accommodate other cultures at the expense of ours.)
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To: ApplegateRanch
Allah must be a weak god if it takes all those rules to connect with him(her)
7 posted on 04/30/2007 11:47:07 PM PDT by oyez
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To: MissouriConservative; All
Readers of this thread may also find this FR thread relevant:

Islamic Science Neil Armstrong Proved Mecca is the Center of the World (Saudi TV); 3 more(MEMRI TV)

(This thread is from 2005; if the video links don't work anymore, do a search at Memri TV using the video clip number)

9 posted on 05/01/2007 1:03:07 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: MissouriConservative

As if 7th Century technology allows for space travel. I think the mythbusters tackled this one and busted it.


10 posted on 05/01/2007 4:39:35 AM PDT by doodad
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To: MissouriConservative

Just a guess but from space Mecca would be in the general direction of down to my way of thinking. Thank Allah for weightlessness in this situation. And as for fasting, it’s good to learn that chow offsets are permitted.


11 posted on 05/01/2007 5:05:28 AM PDT by shove_it (old Old Guardsman)
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As if 7th Century technology allows for space travel.

Well they have a space chief for something. Still, as the old commercial said,

"I've tried everything...but I prefer a Camel."

12 posted on 05/01/2007 8:33:45 AM PDT by Graymatter (FREDeralist)
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To: Graymatter; MissouriConservative; ApplegateRanch; oyez; Yehuda; Stoat; Jim Robinson; doodad; ...
Okay guys here goes ~

For certain reasons that should be obvious to many of you, I won't be blogging about this very sensitive subject - but it will be breaking soon ~

One of Malaysia's astronauts has a secret ~ a secret that at the moment is still in the closet.

That is all.

13 posted on 05/03/2007 5:57:23 AM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: expatguy

He eats pork?.............


14 posted on 05/03/2007 5:59:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (My gerund got caught in my diphthong, and now I have a dangling participle...............)
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To: Red Badger
um no...

he does drink though and....

15 posted on 05/03/2007 6:04:02 AM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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He drinks wine?.....beer?......liquor?.......lizard piss?........what?.....


16 posted on 05/03/2007 6:08:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (My gerund got caught in my diphthong, and now I have a dangling participle...............)
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To: expatguy
I guess these are out, then?


17 posted on 05/03/2007 6:08:43 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: expatguy
Malaysia astronaut? Is this for real?
18 posted on 05/03/2007 6:16:37 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: expatguy
Hmmmm...

...he likes to wear '70's leisure suits at home?

19 posted on 05/03/2007 6:26:11 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Coldwater Creek

20 posted on 05/03/2007 6:29:47 AM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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