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This is really interesting.
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This from Wiki: // In some Shi'ite communities worldwide, Shi'ites march in massive parades while flogging themselves on the back with knives, blades and chains every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein. Some of these self-flogging rituals include zanjeer zani, talwar zani, qama ka matam, and tatbir. This happens in many countries of the world including India, Pakistan, Iraq and Lebanon.//
And from the Huffington Post which mentions ceremonial chest beating:
http:// www.huf fington post.co .uk/201 2/11/26 /shia-m uslims- martyrd om-prop het-muh ammad-h ussein- ashura- mass-fl agellat ion-_n_ 2190322 .html
This from Wiki: // In some Shi'ite communities worldwide, Shi'ites march in massive parades while flogging themselves on the back with knives, blades and chains every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein. Some of these self-flogging rituals include zanjeer zani, talwar zani, qama ka matam, and tatbir. This happens in many countries of the world including India, Pakistan, Iraq and Lebanon.//
And from the Huffington Post which mentions ceremonial chest beating:
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// Some of these self-flogging rituals include zanjeer zani, talwar zani, qama ka matam, and tatbir. This happens in many countries of the world including India, Pakistan, Iraq and Lebanon.//
It may very well happen in many countries of the world but this is the UK & I for one object to it, I believe it constitutes a disturbance of the peace & should therefore be banned by law. I am sick to death of us having to put up with foreign practices which have no place in this country for the sake of the PC brigade.
WR.
It may very well happen in many countries of the world but this is the UK & I for one object to it, I believe it constitutes a disturbance of the peace & should therefore be banned by law. I am sick to death of us having to put up with foreign practices which have no place in this country for the sake of the PC brigade.
WR.
Amateurs compared to the Phillipino Christians who have themselves crucified at Easter.
** couple of tthese might put you of your breakfast! **
http:// rt.com/ news/se lf-cruc ifixion -filipi no-036/
** couple of tthese might put you of your breakfast! **
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I think the maddest has to be the Japanese mummies
Possibly the most extreme form of suicide I've ever encountered
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Sokush inbutsu
They basically nearly stave themselves to death in a tomb spending their last days eating bacterial killing pine needles so that there's nothing in their guts to consume their flesh
Anybody got a crazier religious practice than that?
Possibly the most extreme form of suicide I've ever encountered
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They basically nearly stave themselves to death in a tomb spending their last days eating bacterial killing pine needles so that there's nothing in their guts to consume their flesh
Anybody got a crazier religious practice than that?