Posted on 02/05/2010 2:47:49 PM PST by BigEdLB
An Egyptian cleric has issued a religious decree banning the use of Facebook, on the grounds that it encourages adultery.
Sheikh Abd Al-Hamid Al-Atrash, former head of the fatwa council at the influential Al-Azhar Institution, based his ruling on a sociological study linking the use of Facebook and other forms of new media with moral corruption.
He called the site a destructive tool that helps form “forbidden relations.”
“When one side in a relationship is working hard, if the other side has lots of free time and hasn’t got much of a conscience, they form illegitimate relationships,” the cleric said.
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So, clearly Homeland Security will stop monitoring potential terrorists on Facebook, because their religion has now banned it. Of course, they will continue to monitor the rest of us.
What’s his position on Tweeting?
Being alive encourages adultery also . . . where does it stop?
on the grounds that it encourages adulteryLotsa goats have their own pages.
They’ll just have to replace it with Goatbook. Connect with your favorite herd animal and share profiles.
He better get ready to ban telephones then, and mail too, for that matter.
Sheikh al Atrash’s (aka Trash) user profile shows three friends named Obama, Hottie1975, and Ahmadinejad. Four weeks ago he said he BLUE in his status bar, then said WHITE, then NUDE. He supported Obama in ‘08. His favorite shows are LOST, Dancing With The Stars, and The Soup. He loves Kenny G, Abba, and Fallout Boy. He found one black sheep in Farm Ville. He is a fan of friendship bread, baba ganoush, and will attend City of Dead High School Reunion 2012. Status update says i”mmmm sssooo tirredd zzzzz wanna parrttty with hotttie Brad Pittttt woot woot:) :) :)
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