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bananas

(27,509 posts) Sat Mar 8, 2014, 10:28 AM Mar 2014

Mission to Mars blasted by religious watchdog in UAE

Mission to Mars blasted by religious watchdog in UAE
euronews (in English)
Published on Mar 7, 2014

A controversial mission to establish life on the Red Planet has been deemed un-Islamic by a religious watchdog in the United Arab Emirates.

The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE) argued that the mission to Mars would be dangerous enough to be considered suicidal, and therefore un-Islamic.

"If this man goes to Mars and brings a profitable science to humanity and then returns safely to earth, this is undoubtedly allowed by religion," said Dr Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Haddad,...
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Mission to Mars blasted by religious watchdog in UAE (Original Post) bananas Mar 2014 OP

The irony hurts.... blackspade Mar 2014 #1

of course it hurts demwing Mar 2014 #6

There's not a head smashing a desk smilee blackspade Mar 2014 #9

There's always this classic: demwing Mar 2014 #11

True, but I still find that one too disturbing to use. blackspade Mar 2014 #12

But if they die on the way to Mars packman Mar 2014 #2

again the answer would be weissmam Mar 2014 #4

I think the appropriate answer would be weissmam Mar 2014 #3

I know a lot of people like to believe the Christian propaganda that Islam endorses suicide.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #5

Agree .. Lenomsky Mar 2014 #13

Suicide is un-Islamic? Quixote1818 Mar 2014 #7

Since ALWAYS.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #8

In a country whose fabuolous weath comes from oil . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #10

and... defacto7 Mar 2014 #14

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

1. The irony hurts....

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 11:21 AM

Mar 2014

demwing

(16,916 posts)

6. of course it hurts

Reply to blackspade (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 03:11 PM

Mar 2014

smacking yourself in the forehead should hurt

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

9. There's not a head smashing a desk smilee

Reply to demwing (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 06:25 PM

Mar 2014

I would have used that instead.

demwing

(16,916 posts)

11. There's always this classic:

Reply to blackspade (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 08:07 PM

Mar 2014

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blackspade

(10,056 posts)

12. True, but I still find that one too disturbing to use.

Reply to demwing (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 09:10 PM

Mar 2014

packman

(16,296 posts)

2. But if they die on the way to Mars

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 11:35 AM

Mar 2014

or on Mars, wouldn't they get 40 virgin Martian women?

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So, with this line of Islamic reasoning, a suicide bomber brings something profitable to humanity??? When is the General Authority of Islamic Affairs going to condemn this?