Earthquakes are really caused by immoral women

[Eri]

Women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes, an Iranian cleric says.

Hojjat ol-eslam Kazem Sediqi, the acting Friday prayer leader in Tehran, said women should stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves.

"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he explained.

Tens of thousands of people have died in Iran earthquakes in the last decade.

Mr Sediqi was delivering a televised sermon at the Tehran University campus mosque last Friday on the need for a "general repentance" by Iranians when he warned of a "prevalence of degeneracy".

"What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble? There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes," he said.

'Disappoint God'

Correspondents say many young Iranians sometimes push the boundaries of how they can dress, showing hair under their headscarves or wearing tight-fitting clothes.

Mr Sediqi also described the violence following last year's disputed presidential election - the result of which prompted thousands of people to hold mass protests - as a "political earthquake".

"Now if a natural earthquake hits Tehran, no one will be able to confront such a calamity but God's power, only God's power. So lets not disappoint God."

More than 25,000 people died when a powerful earthquake hit the ancient city of Bam in 2003.

Seismologists have warned that the capital, Tehran, is situated on a large number of tectonic fault lines and could be hit by a devastating earthquake soon.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said many of Tehran's 12 million inhabitants should relocate.

There are plans to build a purpose built new capital near Qom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8631775.stm
I have to say, after reading this, I just facepalmed. I'm at least somewhat religious myself, but come on, really?

 

[NeutralDrow]

Not written: "millions of Iranians then laughed their asses off behind the clerics' backs."

 

[Evilsanta]

Really? Because of how women dress? Yeah right...if that was true most western countries would lie in ruin by now.

 

[Steven McDriverson]

hmmm well let's see, we DO have a lot of earthquakes in California, and there ARE a lot of immoral women there (mostly hippies and porn stars). Exclude the fact that it's on a fault, and OH MY GOD HE'S RIGHT!

 

[FalloutJack]

So...that means Las Vegas is out of luck, then?

 

[tzimize]

"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he explained. Yeah, if this is not facepalmworthy I dont know what is. And its a perfect example of why organized religion in any form is an abomination.

Believe in what you will but keep it to yourself. Religion is dangerous stuff...almost as dangerous as stupid people...and the combination...deadly.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

and i thought that Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson were crazy old curmudgeons.

 

[GnomeThief]

So according to the cleric, natural disasters are influenced by the female dress code. Does this mean those earthquakes in Haiti and Chile were also caused by scantily clad women? Is lightning going to strike my house the next time I dress in a skirt or don't wear socks? Geez these people are nuts...

 

[Citrus]

I feel sorry for these kinds of guys. They're raised to believe this crap, and when the rest of the world laughs at them they can't understand why because it's all they know. So they just get more angry and more defensive and then everybody suffers for it.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

Damn, I was certain it was due to the gays.

 

[Nocta-Aeterna]

If this man is right, we could create a whole new mountain range if we just pile enough naked women ontop of each other!

 

[Eric the Orange]

That is what's known as a scape goat. As well as ignoring the laws of cause and effect... and discoveries of science... and common sense.

 

[Kommendanten]

""Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he explained."

Yeah.. Men can do everything they want, it's the womens fault.
If sexy-dressed women caused natural disasters my campus would be in serious shit almost every thursday ^^
I could add that the cleric clearly needs to chill out and get laid, but that would be immature

 

[Pearwood]

... I don't know what to say. I'll be stood in the corner banging my head against the wall repeatedly if anyone wants me.

 

[SonicKoala]

Ahhh, religious fanatics.....

is there anything they won't say?

 

[Pegghead]

Maybe the prayer leader's been in a coma for 20 days. Oh well even if by some divine intervention women wearing revealing attire is causing shifts in tectnoic plates I needn't worry, I do live in Australia after all. Now let's see what's on telley tonight

*Rumble*

OOOOOOOOOH SHIIIIIIIIT! *Shudder*

*Grumble*

 

[spinFX]

And this is a high cleric of Islam? How can religion want to be taken seriously?

 

[spartan773]

Women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes, an Iranian cleric says.

Hojjat ol-eslam Kazem Sediqi, the acting Friday prayer leader in Tehran, said women should stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves.

"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he explained.

Tens of thousands of people have died in Iran earthquakes in the last decade.

Mr Sediqi was delivering a televised sermon at the Tehran University campus mosque last Friday on the need for a "general repentance" by Iranians when he warned of a "prevalence of degeneracy".

"What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble? There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes," he said.

'Disappoint God'

Correspondents say many young Iranians sometimes push the boundaries of how they can dress, showing hair under their headscarves or wearing tight-fitting clothes.

Mr Sediqi also described the violence following last year's disputed presidential election - the result of which prompted thousands of people to hold mass protests - as a "political earthquake".

"Now if a natural earthquake hits Tehran, no one will be able to confront such a calamity but God's power, only God's power. So lets not disappoint God."

More than 25,000 people died when a powerful earthquake hit the ancient city of Bam in 2003.

Seismologists have warned that the capital, Tehran, is situated on a large number of tectonic fault lines and could be hit by a devastating earthquake soon.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said many of Tehran's 12 million inhabitants should relocate.

There are plans to build a purpose built new capital near Qom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8631775.stm
I have to say, after reading this, I just facepalmed. I'm at least somewhat religious myself, but come on, really?

what is it with the middle east and women!?

 

[aPod]

This is astounding and clearly and obviously true.

Must be why the middle-east is often times called the safest place on earth.