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2007-01-02 Arabia

Pilgrims rush to end rites on final day of haj

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-02 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1764 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 Yeah, right- throw a stone at the devil
lol
Christ ,the Son of God, was the only one able to beat him
the haj biggest cult drop in yet

Posted by Jim 2007-01-02 00:53|| 2007-01-02 00:53|| Front Page Top

2 Christ ,the Son of God, was the only one able to beat him
Didn't someone brain him with an ink pot? St. Augustine? (Can't remember.)

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-01-02 07:26|| 2007-01-02 07:26|| Front Page Top

3 No doubt lots of people have thrown ink pots and other heavy objects at the Devil over the centuries. But clearly such victories are merely personal and temporary... and leave a mess for the maid to clean up after. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-02 07:43|| 2007-01-02 07:43|| Front Page Top

4 Oh "brave" Lions of Islam, know that Jesus elegated the task of defeating the devil to his followers! What good is this useless chucking of puny pebbles at pillars symbolizing the devil, when the devil himself plants thoughts of pride, lust, anger, theft, deception, and revenge, within your hearts, as he did in the heart of Mohammed?

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2007-01-02 08:08|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2007-01-02 08:08|| Front Page Top

5 What? No stampedes?

Posted by Raj 2007-01-02 09:07|| 2007-01-02 09:07|| Front Page Top

6 Yeah! no death toll. I want my money back.

Posted by pihkalbadger 2007-01-02 09:42|| 2007-01-02 09:42|| Front Page Top

7 Indian pilgrim Sayed Yousef,

"I'm just here for the free food man".

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-02 12:39|| 2007-01-02 12:39|| Front Page Top

8 Free Radical: you're thinking of Martin Luther. There's an ink stain on the wall of a room in Wartburg Castle allegedly from the incident, although I never heard that he actually hit the devil with it, just flung it at said tempter.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2007-01-02 13:28|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-02 13:28|| Front Page Top

9 AFAIK, Abraham wandered the "hills of Canaan", and never went any further south than Aqaba. Just another "theft" by the "religion of pieces".

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-01-02 16:32|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-02 16:32|| Front Page Top

10 I see these long reports on the BBC and CNN and wonder what the hell is so noteworthy about the Haj that requires this coverage?
Is any religious event of any other religion covered in such detail?
We live in majority-non-muslim societies. Why the hell does the media think we even care about muslims stoning pillars on one day, killing sheep the next etc?
They've been doing all that for hundreds of years. This is NOT newsworthy...

Posted by john 2007-01-02 19:08|| 2007-01-02 19:08|| Front Page Top

11 Ah, thanks for setting me right Mitch H.

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-01-02 21:44|| 2007-01-02 21:44|| Front Page Top

12 #10 - You're right on. This isn't news, it's proselytization.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-01-02 22:59|| 2007-01-02 22:59|| Front Page Top