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2010/04/20 19:19:38
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Promiscuous women are responsible for earthquakes, a senior Iranian cleric has said.
Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi told worshippers in Tehran last Friday that they had to stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves.
"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he said.
Tens of thousands of people have died in Iran earthquakes in the last decade.
Mr Sedighi was delivering a sermon on the need for a "general repentance" by Iranians.
"What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble? There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes," he said.
'Disappoint God'
Young Iranians sometimes push the boundaries of how they can dress, showing hair under their headscarves or wearing tight fitting clothes.
Mr Sedighi also referred to violence following last year's elections, which occurred when thousands of - mostly young - Iranians protested against the result, as a "political earthquake".
"Now if a natural earthquake hits Tehran, no one will be able to confront such a calamity but God's power, only God's power. So lets not disappoint God."
More than 25,000 people died when a powerful earthquake hit the ancient town of Bam in 2003.
Seismologists have warned that the Iranian capital Tehran is situated on a large number of tectonic fault lines and could be hit by a devastating quake soon.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said many of Tehran's 12 million inhabitants should relocate.
There are plans to build a purpose built new capital near Qom.
Though guards may sleep and ships may lay at anchor, our foes know full well that big guns never tire.
Evidently there is a lot we didn't know about the world's partay central. Forget Cancun, Mazatlan, Tahiti. If you want to party like its 1699, you party old school. You party Tehran style.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2010/04/20 19:50:04
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Da Boss wrote:No no, Richard Dawkins arresting the Pope is inherently hilarious. It could only be funnier if when it happens, His Holiness exclaims "Rats, it's the Fuzz! Let's cheese it!" and a high speed Popemobile chase ensues.
2010/04/20 20:59:34
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Nurglitch wrote:Straight women can be promiscuous too. If you're lucky...
What about straight men?
I'm missing the logic here.
If men are helplessly tempted by women against their better judgement, let society be run by women then they will be too busy to go around tempting men, and men will just get on with their work because they aren't being tempted.
Well, isn't that what Rob Paterson said about Haiti's constant woe's, I t was because they practice Voodoo there? Point is, People say that crap all the time. That guy is just another religious kook.
YOU HAZ MY COW!
I ARE THE COW GAWD! I HAZ THE COW POWAH!
2010/04/20 21:22:27
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Nurglitch wrote:Straight women can be promiscuous too. If you're lucky...
What about straight men?
I'm missing the logic here.
If men are helplessly tempted by women against their better judgement, let society be run by women then they will be too busy to go around tempting men, and men will just get on with their work because they aren't being tempted.
I was replying to the bizarre non sequitor raised earlier about lesbians when the cleric in question was specifically talking about women tempting men. Lesbians typically have no interest in tempting men, other than in a professional capacity, and most men aren't tempted by plaid and bad haircuts.
2010/04/20 22:55:31
Subject: Re:Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Just been looking out of my front window at a pair of tarts totering down the street in high heels and short skirts, I definately felt a trembling, not sure it was down to tectonic plates shifting though...
On a serious note how the hell can someone actualy come out with this nonsense and be viewed with any kind of credability, as said above if promiscuity really did lead to earthquakes then Newcastle city centre on a Saturday night would be one hell of a dangerous place.
I genuinely feel sorry for the majority of Iranians who are not living in the dark ages and shaking their heads in disbelief as a collection of religious nutters and Achmed the loon seem to be jibbering any old gak that pops into thier heads and are hell bent on starting a war with the US/UK/Isreal
squilverine wrote:Just been looking out of my front window at a pair of tarts totering down the street in high heels and short skirts, I definately felt a trembling, not sure it was down to tectonic plates shifting though...
On a serious note how the hell can someone actualy come out with this nonsense and be viewed with any kind of credability, as said above if promiscuity really did lead to earthquakes then Newcastle city centre on a Saturday night would be one hell of a dangerous place.
I genuinely feel sorry for the majority of Iranians who are not living in the dark ages and shaking their heads in disbelief as a collection of religious nutters and Achmed the loon seem to be jibbering any old gak that pops into thier heads and are hell bent on starting a war with the world
Fixed it.
2010/04/20 23:02:53
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
No, he had it right. The outrage over Iranian posturing doesn't capture the attention of other states the same way it seems to grab hold of the US, Israel, and the UK.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
2010/04/20 23:08:17
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
dogma wrote:No, he had it right. The outrage over Iranian posturing doesn't capture the attention of other states the same way it seems to grab hold of the US, Israel, and the UK.
Because the rest of Europe doesn't read the news?
I can say that pretty much everyone I know here feels the same.
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2010/04/20 23:10:16
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
Soladrin wrote:
Because the rest of Europe doesn't read the news?
I can say that pretty much say everyone I know here feels the same.
You might, but your government doesn't. Not according to their official statements anyway. Its a sensible position, given that the Netherlands doesn't have much in the way of the ability to project force. Add in the fact that Iran hasn't explicitly threatened war with anyone, and it starts to make even more sense.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
2010/04/20 23:18:02
Subject: Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
I think they technically said that Israel "should be wiped off the map", or something like that.
Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
2010/04/21 01:06:40
Subject: Re:Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women
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