I Still Don’t Get It

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Found this in the Jerusalem Post

Al-Azhar University, one of Sunni Islam’s most prestigious institutions, ordered one of its clerics Monday to face a disciplinary panel after he issued a controversial decree allowing adults to breast-feed.

Ezzat Attiya had issued a fatwa, or religious edict, saying adult men could breast-feed from female work colleagues as a way to avoid breaking Islamic rules that forbid men and women from being alone together.

In Islamic tradition, breast-feeding establishes a degree of maternal relation, even if a woman nurses a child who is not biologically hers. It means the child could not marry the nursing woman’s biological children.

Attiya - the head of Al-Azhar’s Department of Hadith, or teachings of the Prophet Muhammad - insisted the same would apply with adults.

He argued that if a man nursed from a co-worker, it would establish a family bond between them and allow the two to work side-by-side without raising suspicion of an illicit sexual relation.

Well Huh - That’s Just Wrong.

So it’s not just the government that funds stupid studies. This is from an AP report.

A study of NCAA data shows that hard-hitting sports like football and men’s hockey continue to have the highest injury rates among collegiate sports.

The study found contact is even the primary cause of injury in less-physical sports.

Hard hitting sports have higher injury rates than less physical sports. Well imagine my surprise. Next thing you know they’ll announce that there is a correlation between the amount of alcohol consumed in professional football stadium parking lots and the day of the week. I’m betting Sunday will be the biggest day.

From the Star Tribune:

WASHINGTON — One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al-Qaida, a poll says.

The survey by the Pew Research Center, one of the most exhaustive ever of the country’s Muslims, revealed a community that in many ways blends comfortably into society. Its largely mainstream members express nearly as much happiness with their lives and communities as the general public does, show a broad willingness to adopt American customs, and have income and education levels similar to others in the U.S.

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