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Deaths Near Mecca Reflect Dangers of Rising Crowds During Hajj
National Geographic ^
| 09/26/2015
| By Brian Clark Howard
Posted on 09/26/2015 6:58:35 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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I don't know Islam's rules very well, but why do everyone have to go to Mecca on pilgrimage on one particular day?
Why don't they allow pilgrimages say, 300 days a year? That way, you can have less crowds.
To: SeekAndFind

Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles during the ritual stoning of the devil as part of the Hajj.

The death toll from the stampede exceeded 700.
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posted on
09/26/2015 6:59:56 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
(What is the difference between Obama and government bonds? Government bonds will mature someday)
To: SeekAndFind
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09/26/2015 7:01:30 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
(What is the difference between Obama and government bonds? Government bonds will mature someday)
To: SeekAndFind
It is amazing the superstitions people will believe.
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09/26/2015 7:02:11 PM PDT
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CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
To: SeekAndFind
Do they all get naked in order to stone the Devil?
Again, I do not see any problem. Perhaps I need to reread; I may have skipped something.
To: SeekAndFind
praying for 250 million more of these muslim stampedes.
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09/26/2015 7:03:35 PM PDT
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: SeekAndFind
Air conditioners? Someone call the Pope!
To: Secret Agent Man
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09/26/2015 7:05:07 PM PDT
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WENDLE
(Trump will reverse this with his" pen and a phone" Screw them!!)
To: SeekAndFind
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09/26/2015 7:05:21 PM PDT
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: SeekAndFind
imagine the smell of a 50 hectare adult diaper full of digested islamic cuisine.
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09/26/2015 7:05:55 PM PDT
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: SeekAndFind
Islam’s moon god was quite pleased at this year’s harvest.
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09/26/2015 7:06:26 PM PDT
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COBOL2Java
(I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
To: CodeToad
it’s not superstition to worship a prophet who rapes 10 year old girls.
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09/26/2015 7:07:20 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
To: SeekAndFind
Ok...which tent were we in, Achmed?
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09/26/2015 7:08:43 PM PDT
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digger48
(ars)
To: Secret Agent Man
And a couple of comets from outer space would compete the destruction...
To: SeekAndFind
Herding the sheep for shearing.
To: SeekAndFind
Muslims worship Allah (a singular entity) at a black rock that fell from Heaven. They stone the devil represented by 3 Pillars (Trinity). They worship Satan and stone God.
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09/26/2015 7:14:51 PM PDT
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Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: Secret Agent Man
Actually they are Evaporative Coolers. This type unit is very common in the Southwest USA.
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09/26/2015 7:15:50 PM PDT
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TaMoDee
(Go Pack Go! The Pack will be back in 2015!)
To: SeekAndFind
They have been stoning the devil since this nonsense began. Is it not about time the devil was killed from all those rocks thrown? This is a worthless religion, based on an epileptic thief, murderer, child rapist, and phony “prophet.” There is not one prophecy in the Koran, not one, so how can this guy be a prophet? Sorry to ask an obvious question.
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09/26/2015 7:16:56 PM PDT
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Fungi
To: SeekAndFind
You know how some people leave a brightly colored tennis ball on their car antennae so they can find it easily?
HTF would you find your tent in that place?!?!
Seriously, I have never seen that before. Thanks for sharing.
These people are nuts. But, I’m not too crazy about those Mega Churches, either. This just gives me the willies...
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09/26/2015 7:17:13 PM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: SeekAndFind
...How about building more of these elsewhere in that vast country to accommodate Muslim refugees?...
Simple. Arab countries want no part of them and the terrorists accompanying them. Who would know more about muslims than the muslim countries refusing them? They are smarter than Zer0.
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09/26/2015 7:17:22 PM PDT
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Sasparilla
(If youce, prepare for war.)
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