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Iran cleric says dogs "unclean" and not to be kept as pets
reuters ^ | Jun 19, 2010 | Robin Pomeroy

Posted on 06/19/2010 4:01:12 PM PDT by JoeProBono

A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets -- a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Dogs are considered "unclean" under Islamic tradition but, while relatively rare in Iran, some people do keep them as pets.

By issuing a fatwa -- a religious ruling -- Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has sent a clear message that this trend must stop. "Friendship with dogs is a blind imitation of the West,"

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: ayatollah; dog; fatwa; islamic; unclean
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To: Jemian; JoeProBono
Moslems just have no joy or fun in this world. They hate dogs, they hate singing, they hate women....

And no booze, either.

No wonder they're so damned high-strung.

61 posted on 06/19/2010 5:43:16 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent)
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62 posted on 06/19/2010 5:46:24 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

Just imagine how many problem areas could be depopulated by aerial spraying of a heated water mixture containing 25% lard.


63 posted on 06/19/2010 5:46:50 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
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To: Chong
I feel sorry for you.

Don’t fret over me.

I will explain.

If my child contracts a serious illness I will spare no expense in saving that child.

If my cat gets sick I will make a judgment on what I can afford in my budget.

I will not take out a loan to finance surgery for a pet (I know people that have spent thousands on surgery for pets and they were not wealthy people), If the cost of saving the pet is not affordable within the monthly budget; sorry kitty.

64 posted on 06/19/2010 5:52:41 PM PDT by Pontiac
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To: Rebelbase

65 posted on 06/19/2010 5:54:22 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: Pontiac

If the cost of saving the pet is not affordable within the monthly budget; sorry kitty

amen


66 posted on 06/19/2010 5:56:46 PM PDT by Chickensoup (The Acting President....is an incompetent puppet of Soros.)
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To: JoeProBono

Interesting article. I lived in Iran when I was little and most of the Americans, including our family had dogs. Many of us kept them on the roofs which were flat...I know, it sounds strange.
I can’t vouch for whether it is true or not, but I remember being told that the Iranians didn’t like dogs and probably wouldn’t bother a house that had dogs.
Also, it was thought that the origin of this fear/disdain of dogs stemmed from a legend of a dog running off with the head of a prophet.


67 posted on 06/19/2010 6:05:03 PM PDT by June2
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To: JoeProBono

Out of all of the species on this planet, only a dog will voluntarily die for you. I think dogs are a gift from our maker and I don’t trust any society that does not have a love for doge.


68 posted on 06/19/2010 6:08:06 PM PDT by dangerdoc
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To: Chong

I’ve had some wonderful dogs in my life and a few sorry good for nothing relatives. I’ll take the dogs any day.


69 posted on 06/19/2010 6:11:28 PM PDT by bgill (how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the POTUS)
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To: JoeProBono

Well, since Islam is a cobbled together, distorted mishmash of Judaism and Christianity, with a few fevered nightmares thrown in, should we assume that any notion of “unclean” goes back to Levitical law and ritual uncleanliness?

I’ve found it sort of striking that pigs are rather genetically similar to us in some regards, well maybe not so much similar as compatible. I do know that canine veterinary medical research has led to much later benefit to mankind, since dogs respond much as man, to many treatments, for instance cancer.

Then, you have the issue of disease jumping from one species to another, with some being far more conducive than others as far as posing a potential problem for man. Pigs again. But dogs? Not so much. Cats? Yes. Ducks, chickens, several avian species. Recall the recent flu scare with avian, pig and human influenza strains.

So, what gives, other than cultural bias? They do keep cats. Maybe they’ve just got a massive, society-wide case of toxoplasmosis gondii or something? Nah, that explains the pacifist left.


70 posted on 06/19/2010 6:23:20 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: JoeProBono

I say ragheads are filthy disgusting creatures and should be shipped back to whatever third world hole they crawled out of.


71 posted on 06/19/2010 6:23:31 PM PDT by LouAvul
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To: JoeProBono

I get it!!!!! The dog is sweeping up islam!!!!!!!


72 posted on 06/19/2010 6:24:05 PM PDT by LouAvul
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73 posted on 06/19/2010 6:25:58 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: June2
Also, it was thought that the origin of this fear/disdain of dogs stemmed from a legend of a dog running off with the head of a prophet.

Weeell, the dumb b*stards shouldn't have chopped it off, then.

They just never learn.

74 posted on 06/19/2010 6:27:26 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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75 posted on 06/19/2010 6:28:44 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

Ah, yes, the progressive muslim brothers.


76 posted on 06/19/2010 6:29:08 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Democrats = authoritarian socialists)
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To: JoeProBono

RansomOttawa says Iranian clerics “tabbouleh-eating cavemen” and to be run out of town on a rail.


77 posted on 06/19/2010 6:38:13 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: Chickensoup

Thanks for the vote of confidence.


78 posted on 06/19/2010 6:39:00 PM PDT by Pontiac
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To: bgill
I’ve had some wonderful dogs in my life and a few sorry good for nothing relatives. I’ll take the dogs any day.

I’ll agree that dogs for the most part are faithful. They won’t borrow money and not pay you back. They won’t have an affair with your wife. And they won’t borrow your favorite CD and leave it in a hot car to warp.

But then dogs don’t care about such things. Dogs will steal your slice of pizza off the coffee table when you get up and go to the bathroom. Dogs will get in the garbage can and spread trash all over the living room. Dogs will pee on your white walls. Dogs dig in your flower beds and roll around in a dead skunk.

Dogs and people have different faults which are part of their nature.

Dogs won’t come over and help you put on a new roof. Dogs won’t drive you to the doctor. Dogs won’t visit you in the hospital (usually and if they do some family member brought them). Dogs won’t listen to your stories every time you visit and laugh at the appropriate times.

Pets are great and I love them, they are a blessing of God but they are not people and they are not family. To treat then as such diminishes humanity.

79 posted on 06/19/2010 7:00:02 PM PDT by Pontiac
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To: JoeProBono

Muslims aren’t worthy of associating with dogs.


80 posted on 06/19/2010 7:25:53 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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