Forbidden. Not allowed. Right out. Impermissible. Banned. Don’t even think about it.
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Forbidden. Not allowed. Right out. Impermissible. Banned. Don’t even think about it.
Oh geez the fundies go through this same psychodrama every year.
Came across an article about the growing number of atheists in the MENA region, particularly Iraq. If I can find it , I’ll send it along.
Aw, give the poor imams a break.
They miss out on all the fun of warring on Christmas, so why can’t they have a war on some other holiday?
Wondering how long before we really do see a Muslim ‘War on Christmas’.
I can’t help but think that they meant “naught” instead of “not” O_O
Or perhaps “nought” if they wanted to be old-timeyish and clevar, you know, primitive talk for primitive ideas, right?
Stupid, illiterate Muslims! But I guess it doesn’t matter – nobody’s going to take them seriously regardless.
What is wrong with Valentine’s Day?
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“…However, we say to such people that reflecting on the conditions of many young people today as well as the frenzied commercial activity and mutual congratulations that are exchanged on this day, one realizes that this ignorant custom and dispraised innovation has acquired the proportion of an epidemic and has spread widely and quickly in Muslim countries. This call implicitly aims at achieving the objectives of those who follow their desires to spread immorality and lewdness among Muslims in the name of ‘love’.”
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So there you have it.
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http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&id=156584
This must mean that a load of Muslims are celebrating Valentine’s Day, just as loads celebrate Christmas. Otherwise they wouldn’t bother campaigning about it. I don’t suppose they have posters telling Muslims that fasting at Lent is haram.
Saudi relgious police clamp down on it:-
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLC_KNXJtRGZeKjUaaSJiaEcWkJA
I think V Day is a Western habit they’d be better off not picking up.