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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYuck Alert! NYPost: Iranians licking religious shrines in defiance of coronavirus spread
Shocking footage has emerged of Iranians tempting fate by licking the doors and a burial mound at the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom, the epicenter of the Islamic Republics COVID-19 outbreak.
Journalist Masih Alinejad shared video of the disturbing practice, noting that officials have refused to shut down the religious shrines while the death toll in the country stands at 66, with more than 1,500 infected.
These pro-regime people are licking the shrines & encouraging people to visit them, he said in a tweet. Irans authorities are endangering lives of Iranians & the world.
Pilgrims routinely kiss and lick religious shrines, including in Qom, which is considered a place for healing, according to the UKs Daily Star.
Those who were photographed licking the doors said they dont care what happens, the news outlet reported.
Tweet embedded in article:
Link to tweet
Link: https://nypost.com/2020/03/02/iranians-licking-religious-shrines-in-defiance-of-coronavirus-spread/
Oh well, I wasn't hungry anyhow.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)believing that the coronavirus is a hoax?
2naSalit
(86,643 posts)licking butts and boots.
tanyev
(42,564 posts)3catwoman3
(24,006 posts)...is trying to win one. The segment that voted for Trump.
tanyev
(42,564 posts)2naSalit
(86,643 posts)as sort of Jonestown event only this bunch is dangerous to the rest of the world.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)of their beings, that their God will protect them...I found it equally terrifying and sad.😔
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)Getting rid of the crazies will help Iran in the long run.
I'm sorry that I can't muster any sympathy for people who are intent on their own destruction.
safeinOhio
(32,687 posts)A religion will survive if it adapts the culture to its environment. This ain't going to survive.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)populists, and many of these will be populists, who are similarly working to create national disasters? Epidemic disease as a weapon to destabilize nations? Of course. "Different strokes" mean these particular ones are licking shrines to spread disease instead of spitting at their computer screens as they spread their angry poison.
brush
(53,784 posts)Takket
(21,574 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,181 posts)Rump's tasty butt.