Re: gritting teeth until the bridgework whimpers

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Posted by Aisha Hashmi on February 03, 2000 at 16:47:24:

In Reply to: gritting teeth until the bridgework whimpers posted by Catherine Cartwright JOnes on February 03, 2000 at 04:03:48:

You don't have to be rude. But since you were first, may Allah
(SWAT) forgive me for saying this as well, but I wish you WOULD go
bang your head on the parking lot. You don't own this forum, and for
the record, I don't want to come here aqny more to mix with the women
who CALL themselves MUSLIM but act as KAFIR. I will reserve myself
to be happy with freehand and my own site.
For the record..... as far as I can determine, henna has been used by
: women (mostly) in celebration of fertility, life, birth and death
: since 6000 BCE (Anatolia) and probably earlier. That predates any
: religion we have going now. It has been used by Christians,
Animists,
: Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and Muslims. It was used within many
: religions before those. Henna has adorned men, women, deities,
demons,
: goats, sheep, horses, cows, children, whores, courtesans, eunuchs,
: transvestites, apsaras, peris and the occasional supreme being. I
: wouldn't dream of denying any one of them the joy of henna.

: One of the most annoying moments I've had recently was just after
I'd
: done a 3 hour henna lecture at a library for young women .... and a
: mother came in to pick up her kid, and told me that she didn't
bother
: coming to the lecture because she "knew all about henna". She
: proceeded to tell me that Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, had
: herself discovered henna and introduced it to womankind. For this
: woman, who was a recent and intensely devout convert to very
: conservative Islam, handing her pictures of artifacts that
absolutely
: prove that henna was widespread by 2000 BCE was fairly futile .....
: because she simply dismissed them as "Temptations of Satan". I
: respect faith, because it's a crucial and redeeming force in the
chaos
: of many people's lives, but it does frequently make me just want to
go
: bang my head on the blacktop in the parking lot.
: For the sake of the sanctity of parking lots and my resulting
: headaches, I'd be VERY grateful to leave the religious terratorial
: barking to some other forum.

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: You don't have to be rude. But since you were first, may Allah : (SWAT) forgive me for saying this as well, but I wish you WOULD go : bang your head on the parking lot. You don't own this forum, and for : the record, I don't want to come here aqny more to mix with the women : who CALL themselves MUSLIM but act as KAFIR. I will reserve myself : to be happy with freehand and my own site. : For the record..... as far as I can determine, henna has been used by : : women (mostly) in celebration of fertility, life, birth and death : : since 6000 BCE (Anatolia) and probably earlier. That predates any : : religion we have going now. It has been used by Christians, : Animists, : : Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and Muslims. It was used within many : : religions before those. Henna has adorned men, women, deities, : demons, : : goats, sheep, horses, cows, children, whores, courtesans, eunuchs, : : transvestites, apsaras, peris and the occasional supreme being. I : : wouldn't dream of denying any one of them the joy of henna. : : One of the most annoying moments I've had recently was just after : I'd : : done a 3 hour henna lecture at a library for young women .... and a : : mother came in to pick up her kid, and told me that she didn't : bother : : coming to the lecture because she "knew all about henna". She : : proceeded to tell me that Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, had : : herself discovered henna and introduced it to womankind. For this : : woman, who was a recent and intensely devout convert to very : : conservative Islam, handing her pictures of artifacts that : absolutely : : prove that henna was widespread by 2000 BCE was fairly futile ..... : : because she simply dismissed them as "Temptations of Satan". I : : respect faith, because it's a crucial and redeeming force in the : chaos : : of many people's lives, but it does frequently make me just want to : go : : bang my head on the blacktop in the parking lot. : : For the sake of the sanctity of parking lots and my resulting : : headaches, I'd be VERY grateful to leave the religious terratorial : : barking to some other forum.

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