Ain't multiculturalism grand?
The New York Daily News (thanks to Ruth King) has a slide show of photos from the Ashura celebration of the al-Khoei Islamic Center in Queens, where flagellants drew blood from their backs and heads.
The News says: "Although self-flagellation is a painful and bloody act, Shi'ites believe it to be a statement against violence." Uh huh. How long will it be before we start seeing this in New York? What will prevent it? The News also says: "The event, which takes place around the world, is painful both physically and emotionally to those who take part in it." That much is certainly true.
Now I'm all for freedom of religion, but if you or I tried this they would cart us off in the rubber wagon. I can't believe that the police allowed this to happen in public, though they may have enjoyed watching a bunch of Muslims beat themselves until they bled!
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