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moslem suicide

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From: Bart N. Locanthi
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1986 16:44
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in article <181@lll-lcc.UUcp> bandy@lll-lcc.UUCP (Andrew Scott Beals) writes:

>Well, I don't know what their position on "I don't like the world,
>so I'll just hang out on this tree here until I die." is, but if
>there happens to be a Jihad (~holy war) going on (and there always
>seems to be, doesn't it?), then if you die while fighting the war
>(ie driving a truck loaded with explosives into the airport
>terminal), then you're guaranteed a good time in heaven or something
>along those lines... It suffices to say that they think that in
>terms of ways to die, it's the bee's knees...

interesting thought.  do you suppose moslem countries have suicide hotlines
too then?  not for preventing suicide, but for taking volunteers!  seems to
me that if there is some stigma attached to wanting to end it all you could
at least pick up a few brownie points by taking some infidels with you.

but this still doesn't answer my original question!
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From: bart@alice.UucP (Bart N. Locanthi)
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: moslem suicide
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 11:44:01 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 11:44:01 1986
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