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Mecca time

Sesshoumaru · 2008-04-23 17:48:34

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7359258.stm I think this bothers me more than anything else about Islam. Why can't the religious just leave science to scientists? The only other thing I can say is these people have a lot of time on their hands.

23-04-2008 6:48pm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7359258.stm

A prominent cleric, Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawy, said modern science had at last provided evidence that Mecca was the true centre of the Earth; proof, he said, of the greatness of the Muslim "qibla" - the Arabic word for the direction Muslims turn to when they pray.

I think this bothers me more than anything else about Islam. Why can't the religious just leave science to scientists? The only other thing I can say is these people have a lot of time on their hands.

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#2 23-04-2008 9:09pm

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Lol, thats so true, these religious fanatics do spend a leeetle too much time pondering- its nearly as embarrassing as the Pope's announcement of additions to the 7 Deadly Sins (makes you wonder if they'll have to make bigger magnum boxes now! )

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#3 23-04-2008 11:45pm

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The guy is a joke. The BBC shouldn't even waste time with people like that.

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