Thursday, January 12, 2006

Everybody Must Get Stoned

Making fun of things you don't understand is too easy, but I'm not above going for the cheap laugh.

The latest Muslim ritual I don't understand is the Hajj. Apparently the tradition is you go to Saudi Arabia to participate and try not to get killed.

One of the legs of the ritual involves throwing stones at three pillars that are supposed to be the devil. The trick is you have to not be trampled to do it. Three hundred and forty-five people were killed yesterday.

Probably those are pretty good odds considering about 2 1/2 million pilgrims participate in the Hajj.

I admit I don't get the whole concept of a religious ritual. Especially the part where you take your life in your hands.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's the problem with our western religions. We don't tempt fate often enough.

Anyway I think that's so cool. A mosh pit with over two million people.

hey,hey,my,my,