Disaster at the Hajj (deaths, Jesus, million, news)

[fitzy24]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Rough trip to mecca along with the collapsed crane last week..


717 Hajj Pilgrims Are Dead and 863 Injured in a Stampede Near Mecca - The Atlantic

It seems like every other year there's a stampede and hundreds are killed. I don't understand why more safety precautions haven't been implemented to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

[Tall Traveler]

It's terribly sad for the families of these people but the Superstition they follow causes people to do stupid stuff, here's another example.

[11thHour]

That'll teach them to 'stone the devil'. Seems he didn't take to kindly upon it and exacted instant karma.

[NYJoe]

And we are welcoming more of these people into this country because...?

[Old Town FFX]

Gee, I wonder what the replies would be in here if this happened during a Christian pilgrimage?

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by Old Town FFX

Gee, I wonder what the replies would be in here if this happened during a Christian pilgrimage?

And when was the last time something like that happened ?
Muslims killing Muslims in the name of religion is a daily occurrence.

We do it in the name of Soccer. They get called names for that also.

[LetsRock]

Originally Posted by topchief1

Don't seem like a disaster to me. If anything, I'm feeling much safer today than I did yesterday.

I love a story with a happy ending.

[txtoal]

I really don't care. Good riddance.

[11thHour]

Originally Posted by Old Town FFX

Gee, I wonder what the replies would be in here if this happened during a Christian pilgrimage?

"The Lord works in mysterious ways."

[WaldoKitty]

Religion makes people do the damndest things.