Tuesday, January 13, 2015

ARE ALL SNOWMEN ABOMINABLE? APPARENTLY, YES ...


Via Time.com ...

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Saudi Cleric Declares All Snowmen Abominable
Asks followers to resist the urge to build them

... Munajjid, fielding questions on a religious website, replied that any representation of a man, including a snowman, violated the kingdom’s strict ban against figurative depictions of the human form.

“God has given people space to make whatever they want which does not have a soul, including trees, ships, fruits, buildings and so on,” he said.

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So, here's my question. Does the ban on figurative depictions include statues, like this one of the Ayatollah Khomeini?

The Ayatollah Khomeini (1902-1989)
Just asking ...

- Mark 

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