[nmh]

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“People have deep faith in the goddess and they believe that sacrificing animals will bring them good luck and prosperity for their families,” said Mangal Chaudhary Tharu, a priest at the Gadhimai temple, according to Sky News.

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More than 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed Tuesday and Wednesday at the temple in the jungles of Bara district, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, to honor the Hindu goddess Gadhimai.

“Thousands of terrified buffaloes will have their heads cut off by drunken devotees,” said Bardot, according to Sky News.

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HOW BARBARIC!

[maddog55]

The slaughtered animals are taken back by devotees to their villages and eaten during a feast. The meat is considered blessed and consuming it protects them from evil.

[rjsimmon]

Forgive me for pointing out this contradiction to you. Your tagline presumes your belief in God, my presumption is the Judeo-Christian deity. If so, then you would have to recognize that the Jews sacrificed animals at the Temple, in far greater numbers.

While it may shock the sensibilities, it is not out of the norm for a defined religion. We Christians recognize Christ as the ultimate sacrifice (Paschal Lamb) and no longer need to sacrifice an animal for the remision of our sin. Once the Jewish Temple is restored in Jerusalem, animal sacrifice will be reinstated.