An Iraqi Shiite cleric, Moqtada Sadr, and his aide, Mustafa Yaqoubi, are wanted for inciting their followers to murder a rival cleric:
Sadr and Yaqoubi were among 25 people wanted for the killing of the cleric, Abdul-Majid Khoei, on April 10, 2003, a day after the fall of Baghdad. Khoei was hacked to death by a mob at the shrine of Imam Ali.A shrine of peace, no doubt. It almost makes you wonder why clerics from other religions of peace, such the Unitarian Universalists for example, don't often encourage their followers to lynch other Unitarian ministers. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at April 05, 2004 03:10 PM
Unitarians don't lynch.
Through years of evolution and listening to NPR, they have advanced the unique martial skill of "tut-tutting" (as in "What a shame that America is the way it is, tut-tut") to a near-lethal art. Combined with their skill at shaking their heads sadly and talking in modulated, caring, yet condescending tones, the "tut-tut" of the disapproving Unitarian is something to fear.
Do not mock the Unitarian tut-tut.
Posted by: Percy Dovetonsils on April 6, 2004 10:38 AMUU isn't a religion as is commonly understood. Instead they have a "faith without a creed."
In practice, this amount to the "Church of the Revolving Door" for people finding their way into or out of religion.
It's hard to have sharp divisions over theology, when, basically, you don't have one.
Posted by: Bruce Rheinstein on April 6, 2004 03:25 PM