Is Nancy Pelosi making the sign of the Cross inside a mosque?

Reuters ^ | April 3, 2007 | Myself

[Kaslin]

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prays at tomb of John the
Baptist inside the Umayyad mosque during a tour in Damascus
April 3, 2007. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (SYRIA)

[TheKidster]

That would be classic!

[jude24]

If she is, that’s pretty ballsy.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

She thinks it’s a mirror. She’s fixing her hair.

[rhombus]

She’s smacking her head because she could’ve had a V-8.

[massgopguy]

Why is John the Baptist buried in a Mosque in Damascus?

[Virulas]

Is the body of John the Baptist ... inside a mosque?

[depressed in 06]

Nice head scarf.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

She’s for sure wearing a black muzzie robe and a headscarf

[theDentist]

Where’s the burhka?

[tractorman]

A curse on her moustache.

[tobyhill]

I hope every newspaper shows her in this photo because when Americans get wind of her visiting a mosque they will be very offended. They do have churches in Syria.

[armymarinemom]

[PISANO]

Why is John the Baptist buried in a Mosque in Damascus?

Mosque patrons are serial beheaders, are they not?

[Radix]

The Wicked Witch of the eastern mosque.

The Speaker of the House is in a Mosque wearing a Muslim head dress, and even this does not contribute to her A$$hole status among the masses?

[Kaslin]

Good question

[Miss Didi]

I read she made the sign of the cross and prayed in front of John the Baptist’s tomb...the article on Drudge says his head is there. Will investigate.

[ndt]

"I hope every newspaper shows her in this photo because when Americans get wind of her visiting a mosque they will be very offended."

You do know who John the Baptist was don't' you?

[beeber]

Why is John the Baptist buried in a Mosque in Damascus?

Because he was beheaded?

[silverleaf]

ROFLMAO!

[Kaslin]

According to the description of the picture he is

[silverleaf]

ROFLMAO!

[jveritas]

Ye she is but that not unusual at all, many Christian pilgrims who visit this site make the sign of the cross as well. It is not “bravery” at all; please do not give this traitor Pelosi any credit here.

[Radix]

Why is John the Baptist buried in a Mosque in Damascus?

Because he was beheaded?

 

No, because he is dead.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

So I guess this is how “emminent domain” works in the Arab world. You have a nice building, even one with a tomb of John the Baptist. It may have even been a church, but you TAKE the building and turn it into YOUR religious shrine.
Boy, and we thought the laws were wierd about this in USA.

[lilylangtree]

We can only hope that the roof caves in on her.

[TheBethsterNH]

Maybe Judge Judy...oops meant Nanny Pelosi... forgot where she was. A caption this pic(?) “sorry, man, i’m from the Bay area and havin’ bad 60’s-70’s flashbacks, man.”

[FormerLib]

If she is, that’s pretty ballsy.

The Muhammedan would have torn her limb from limb if she had. You may remember that Pope Benedict was repeatedly threatened about attempting to pray during his visit to Hagia Sophia in Turkey. Pope Benedict wisely did not show any external signs of praying while he was there, which is good since the Western media would have accused him of inciting the Muhammedan mob.

[highlander_UW]

She’s probably making the sign of the cross in the mosque because it’s the only “religious” thing she knows to do.

[beeber]

Oooh... I see.

[glaseatr]

That's what I was thinking.

[MAexile]

Is the body of John the Baptist ... inside a mosque?

10 to 1, the Mosque began life as a Church.

[Flavius]

nothing screams more of a liberated woman then a towel over a head

[Niteranger68]

Yea....an upside-down cross!

[oldbill]

Minor detail, but John the Baptist was dispatched sans head before the crucifixion, no?

[trimom]

Well, that’s how John the Baptist died, so maybe they made an exception?

[silverleaf]

Because in typical muslim fashion the Christian church that used to be on the site was demolished by the revisionist religion of peace and a mosque built in its place

[tobyhill]

Yes I do but that is not the point. There is a stigma in America about any mosque in terrorist supporting nations and that’s what they’ll remember.

[colorado tanker]

From Wiki:

Several different locations claim to possess the severed head of John the Baptist.

Muslim tradition maintains that the head of John the Baptist is interred in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.
In medieval times it was rumored that the Knights Templar had possession of the head, and multiple records from their Inquisition in the early 1300s make reference to some form of head worship.
Some Christians believe that the head on display in San Silvestro in Capite in Rome is that of John the Baptist.
Some believe that it is buried in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.[4] Others believe the current location to be in Turkish Antioch, or southern France.
John's right hand, with which he baptised Jesus, is said to be in the possession of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Cetinje monastery.
The relics of John the Baptist are also said to be in the possession of the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes, Egypt.
It is said John the Baptist's arm and piece of his skull can be found at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

John's remains seem to have turned up just about everywhere but the Priory of Sion.

[Jo Nuvark]

No one knows where JTB was buried. It’s not recorded in the Bible. But this church claims to have his head.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/syria/damascus-umayyad-mosque.htm

[pgyanke]

IS SHE WEARING A BURKA ROBE?

[ClaireSolt]

She is imitating a British naval hostage. Look for her communique on how nicely she is being treated and how good the food is.

[thinking]

The Pope will visit the tomb of John the Baptist at the Ummayad Mosque in Damascus
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 3/7/2001

The secretary of the Patriarchy of the Catholic- Greek Church Ezedour Bateikha on Monday said that John Paul II will visit, during his visit to Damascus the tomb of Saint John the Baptist inside the mosque, and therefore he will be the first Pope to enter a mosque.

[AU72]

I hope the next 2 years are the high water mark for moonbats in power.

[Kaslin]

I would be offended if a muslim would would visit a cathetral and started to kneel down toward Mecca and started to pray to Allah

[PBRSTREETGANG]

She’s just checking the results of her latest Botox injections.

[freeangel]

“she thinks it’s a mirror”

I don’t believe vampires can see themselves in mirrors. She is a blood sucking dem, isn’t she?

[Miss Didi]

Some info on the Omayyad Mosque:

Sheltered inside the mosque is the small chapel and shrine of John the Baptist (Prophet Yahia to the Muslims) where tradition holds that the head of John is buried. One legend says that when the church was demolished, his head was found underneath, complete with skin and hair. This head is believed by some to possess magical powers and continues to be the focus of the Mandaeans' annual pilgrimage, when they press their foreheads against the metal grill of the shrine and reportedly experience prophetic visions.

In 2001 Pope John Paul II visited the mosque, primarily to visit the relics of John the Baptist. It was the first time a pope paid a visit to a mosque.

[SGCOS]

Why is John the Baptist buried in a Mosque in Damascus?

Because he was beheaded?

No, because he is dead.

YOU owe me some screener.

[massgopguy]

His head is in Rome.