The annual stampede
From Breitbart (via Drudge)...
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual during the hajj tripped over luggage Thursday, causing a crush in which at least 345 people were killed, the Interior Ministry said.
The stampede occurred as tens of thousands of pilgrims headed toward al-Jamarat, a series of three pillars representing the devil that the faithful pelt with stones to purge themselves of sin.
3 Comments:
At Thu Jan 12, 01:23:00 PM, hammerswing75 said…
The irony is that those who were stampeded probably hadn't thrown their rocks yet. Are they out of luck?
At Thu Jan 12, 06:17:00 PM, TKls2myhrt said…
And yet quietly on a hillside, up on a cross, Jesus took on all our sins so that there was nothing left for us to do but live in thankfulness to God, love each other and die forgiven. How ironic.
At Thu Jan 12, 09:51:00 PM, Jeff said…
Yes, one might say there's no need to pelt the devil with stones, Jesus did that for us.
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