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More Than 200,000 Animals Slaughtered at Nepal Sacrifice Festival ["Barbaric" Hindu Ritual]
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| November 24th 2009
Posted on 11/24/2009 8:07:16 AM PST by Steelfish
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:07:16 AM PST
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Steelfish
To: Steelfish
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:08:12 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: Steelfish
Excerpts:
“People have deep faith in the goddess and they believe that sacrificing animals will bring them good luck and prosperity for their families,” said Mangal Chaudhary Tharu, a priest at the Gadhimai temple, according to Sky News.
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More than 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed Tuesday and Wednesday at the temple in the jungles of Bara district, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, to honor the Hindu goddess Gadhimai.
“Thousands of terrified buffaloes will have their heads cut off by drunken devotees,” said Bardot, according to Sky News.
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HOW BARBARIC!
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:09:52 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: BenLurkin
Yeah, when they sober up from the high of slaughtering them.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:10:25 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: BenLurkin
All that matters is if they use Hickory or Mesquite.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:12:04 AM PST
by
Raymann
To: Steelfish
Hey Bardot, slaughtering more babies is OK though, right?
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:12:23 AM PST
by
rbosque
(10 year Freeper!)
To: Steelfish
i wonder how many cows/chicken/pig did china slaughter today, with 1.5 billion ppl to feed
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:13:36 AM PST
by
4rcane
To: Steelfish
"Animal rights activists" vs. the "indigenous pipples!" Wish I knew how to post that popcorn icon!
I notice that here in the States the Grand Alliance of the Oppressed still contains nary a hint of disharmony, however.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:15:36 AM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Vayachalom vehinneh sullam mutztzav 'artzah, vero'sho maggia` hashamaymah . . .)
To: nmh
The slaughtered animals are taken back by devotees to their villages and eaten during a feast. The meat is considered blessed and consuming it protects them from evil.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:17:39 AM PST
by
maddog55
(The enemy is domestic and it's the government.)
To: rbosque
Are you saying Bardot is pro-abortion? (Or, the euphemism they use, pro-choice.)
To: BenLurkin
Do they eat them?
From the article:
The slaughtered animals are taken back by devotees to their villages and eaten during a feast.
So basically they kill a bunch of animals and eat them during this religious holiday which occurs every five years. Personally, the notion of animal sacrifice in religion seems repugnant to me - but killing and eating livestock isn't much of a story.
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Agreed.
But man, those are some bony looking animals. I am glad I live here...for now.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:20:10 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
To: Steelfish
I wonder what the West Coast freaks who embrace Eastern religions think of this. LOL!!!!
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:20:29 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
Years ago I distinctly remember her marching with feminazis at an abortion rally.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:21:22 AM PST
by
rbosque
(10 year Freeper!)
To: Steelfish
To: nmh
Forgive me for pointing out this contradiction to you. Your tagline presumes your belief in God, my presumption is the Judeo-Christian deity. If so, then you would have to recognize that the Jews sacrificed animals at the Temple, in far greater numbers.
While it may shock the sensibilities, it is not out of the norm for a defined religion. We Christians recognize Christ as the ultimate sacrifice (Paschal Lamb) and no longer need to sacrifice an animal for the remision of our sin. Once the Jewish Temple is restored in Jerusalem, animal sacrifice will be reinstated.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:21:25 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: rjsimmon
The remnant of the Samartians in Israel still perform animal sacrifice rituals.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:23:41 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: Steelfish
Are they going to eat them all ???
Then its not barbaric...
its Barbecue...
To: Steelfish
Please forgive my ignorance here, but . . .
I thought Hindus believe that their gods inhabit animals and that they consider them diety, and that’s why they don’t eat them, even to the point of losing harvested grain to rats.
If Hindus worship cows, how do they justify animal sacrifice?
Seems to be a disconnect here, and more than a little hypocrisy.
Or maybe it’s just that I don’t understand.
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:28:07 AM PST
by
Jedidah
To: C19fan
The remnant of the Samartians in Israel still perform animal sacrifice rituals. Quite true, but they were never allowed on the Temple grounds...
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posted on
11/24/2009 8:29:04 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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