On Jan 26, 2005, at 6:01 PM, maru wrote:
Really? I thought that was how the polytheistic/fetish cult of Mecca, centered around the black rock of Qaaba, got started.
Yeah, that's the one. Co-opted later by Muhammad. At least as rational a cult as that which promotes ritual deicide and symbolic cannibalism.
Best watch out Warren! Being a Westerner already offends extremists, and 'atheistic' statements like dat might git you kilt!
It's not the kilt that matters so much as the size of one's sporran.
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