Senior Iranian Cleric and Seismologist: Promicuous women are to blame for earthquakes

[cali]

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"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes,” Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi, a senior Iranian cleric and seismologist, was quoted by Iranian media.

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“What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?” Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. “There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes.”

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http://living.msn.com/life-inspired/the-daily-dose-blog-post?post=ac096f2a-fc70-4ad8-813f-6d40cd4ef9bb

[lpbk2713]

1. Iran's answer to Pat Robertson?

[exboyfil]

4. My first reaction

is that these two need to sit down for tea together (Robertson sweet iced tea of course). They share so much in common.

[cali]

8. I thought of Pat Robertson too, but this guy is a seismologist which

is what makes this story so mind boggling

[reformist2]

24. Pat Robertson went to Yale Law...

[SoCalDem]

2. Who knew that Pat Robertson was Iranian?

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Taking Carole King a little too literally are we?

[waddirum]

33. help me out

What song?

[Art_from_Ark]

35. This song:

[scarletwoman]

5. Makes perfect sense to me. In my younger days I made the earth move for many a lover.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

21. .

[LeftInTX]

6. OMG! I thought Pat Robertson too!!!!!

[PA Democrat]

7. OK, gays are responsible for hurricanes and promiscuous women for earthquakes.

Who wants to claim floods, droughts and wildfires?

Sorry, but I can't believe in any "god" who would punish innocents for the "sins" of others.

[scarletwoman]

11. "Who wants to claim floods, droughts and wildfires?" Let's see...

Poor people, unions, and liberals.

[etherealtruth]

9. Yeah, that's it jack-asses

[RantinRavin]

10. All I can say

is that they must be hitting the hell out of the headboard !!

[gordianot]

12. This is a waste of talent, this cutting logic should be used by the Republican caucus.

[Control-Z]

13. Not the Onion?? (nt)

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. This is 3 years old - does no-one remember Boobquake?

Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a prediction by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that a quake is certain to hit Tehran and that many of its 12 million inhabitants should relocate.

"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes," Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media. Women in the Islamic Republic are required by law to cover from head to toe, but many, especially the young, ignore some of the more strict codes and wear tight coats and scarves pulled back that show much of the hair. "What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?" Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. "There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes." Seismologists have warned for at least two decades that it is likely the sprawling capital will be struck by a catastrophic quake in the near future. Some experts have even suggested Iran should move its capital to a less seismically active location. Tehran straddles scores of fault lines, including one more than 50 miles long, though it has not suffered a major quake since 1830.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/19/women-blame-earthquakes-iran-cleric

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boobquake

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2010/04/26/women_strut_their_stuff_for_boobquake.html

[LiberalAndProud]

41. He's predicting another earthquake (as of two weeks agao), if the article is correct.

Pat Robertson says stupid stuff more than once too. It's not new, but reiterated.

Clerics and science -- oil and water. They just don't mix well.

[muriel_volestrangler]

43. It's copied from the Guardian/AP article from 3 years ago

The MSN Living Editor has just neglected to check the date of the article she read. The quotes are all from the 2010 Guardian article. MSN:

“Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes,” Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi, a senior Iranian cleric and seismologist, was quoted by Iranian media.

“What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?” Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. “There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes.”

Ahmadinejad made his prediction two weeks ago but could not give an exact date as to when the quake would occur.

The welfare minister, Sadeq Mahsooli, said prayers and pleas for forgiveness were the best way to ward off earthquakes.

“We cannot invent a system that prevents earthquakes, but God has created this system and that is to avoid sins, to pray, to seek forgiveness, pay alms and self-sacrifice," Mahsooli was quoted.

Tehran straddles several fault lines and is seismically active, yet has not suffered a major quake since 1830.

Guardian, 2010:

"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes," Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media.
...
"What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?" Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. "There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes."
...
Tehran straddles scores of fault lines, including one more than 50 miles long, though it has not suffered a major quake since 1830.
...
Ahmadinejad made his quake prediction two weeks ago but said he could not give an exact date.
...
The welfare minister, Sadeq Mahsooli, said prayers and pleas for forgiveness were the best "formulae to repel earthquakes. We cannot invent a system that prevents earthquakes, but God has created this system and that is to avoid sins, to pray, to seek forgiveness, pay alms and self-sacrifice," Mahsooli said.

[LiberalAndProud]

44. Clearly you're right and this is recycled news, to the extent that it's newsworthy.

:sigh:

[MindPilot]

15. wish they all could be California girls....

And all this time it thought it had to do with plate tectonics and science stuff.

[steve2470]

17. funny post ! lol nt

[riderinthestorm]

16. Unfortunately in a theocratic state, guys like this are senior advisors -like Rove is to Bush

or Axelrod to Obama....

[sakabatou]

18. *facepalm*

[treestar]

19. How many promiscuous women does it take to cause an earthquake?

By that measure, Iran should have fewer than it has and the US should have more.

[MindPilot]

26. Clearly *their* women are the more promiscuous.

That is why they have to be so tightly controlled and kept under wraps. Here in the USA we can let 'em run around almost naked with very little danger.

[kwassa]

20. I felt the earth, move, under my feet, I felt the sky tumbling down,

I feel my heart start to trembling
Whenever you're around

Oh, baby, when I see your face
Mellow as the month of May
Oh, darling, I can't stand it
When you look at me that way

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling
Whenever you're around

Oh, darling, when you're near me
And you tenderly call my name
I know that my emotions
Are something that I just can't tame
I've just got to have you, baby

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down

I just lose control
Down to my very soul
I get hot and cold all over

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
Tumbling down
Tumbling down
Tumbling down
Tumbling down

[demosincebirth]

22. I wonder how many wives he has to keep him from being buried under the rubble?

[Ikonoklast]

23. Well, I got my world rocked a few times...

[alphafemale]

25. Only when you do it right. nt

[Recursion]

37. Gah! I must look upthread when I post one-liners!

Well played, ma'am.

[dems_rightnow]

27. They start wiggling their tectonic plates.......

.... and only bad can come of it.

[smirkymonkey]

28. Ummm, yeah. Whatever dickheads.

Crawl back into your little caves, neaderthals.

[undeterred]

29. Well, we should definitely relocate promiscuous women away from nuclear reactors then.

Its just good environmental policy.

[kestrel91316]

30. How is this guy any different than American Talibornagain clerics?

[Behind the Aegis]

31. Well, that was unexpected.

Especially since here I heard it could be the Israelis using HAARP.

The great equalizers...birth, death, and stupidity. Sadly, the world has an overabundance of stupidity.

[LiberalAndProud]

32. Matthew Hutson believes irrational beliefs help keep us sane.

I think he is wrong about that.

[CreekDog]

34. I've read enough of the bible to know that dumb clerics piss off God more

than some sex.

seriously.

i haven't read other texts, but i'll bet it carries over.

[Recursion]

36. Only if they're doing it right

Zing!

[Turborama]

38. Looks like they're reporting as news something the Guardian reported in 2010

(But it was actually AP)

Women to blame for earthquakes, says Iran cleric
Women behaving promiscuously are causing the earth to shake, according to cleric, as Ahmadinejad predicts Tehran quake



Associated Press
Monday 19 April 2010 16.00 BST

A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.

Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a prediction by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that a quake is certain to hit Tehran and that many of its 12 million inhabitants should relocate.

"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes," Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media. Women in the Islamic Republic are required by law to cover from head to toe, but many, especially the young, ignore some of the more strict codes and wear tight coats and scarves pulled back that show much of the hair. "What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?" Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. "There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes." Seismologists have warned for at least two decades that it is likely the sprawling capital will be struck by a catastrophic quake in the near future. Some experts have even suggested Iran should move its capital to a less seismically active location. Tehran straddles scores of fault lines, including one more than 50 miles long, though it has not suffered a major quake since 1830.

In 2003, a powerful earthquake hit the southern city of Bam, killing 31,000 people – about a quarter of that city's population – and destroying its ancient mud-built citadel.

"A divine authority told me to tell the people to make a general repentance. Why? Because calamities threaten us," said Sedighi, Tehran's acting Friday prayer leader. Referring to the violence that followed last June's disputed presidential election, he said: "The political earthquake that occurred was a reaction to some of the actions [that took place]. And 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 let's not disappoint God."

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/19/women-blame-earthquakes-iran-cleric

[Ichingcarpenter]

39. Boobquake... the history and science

There were tests on this in the states and worldwide.

He said the same shit back in 2010




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boobquake

[malaise]

40. He's as stupid as Pat Robertson n/t

[hobbit709]

42. Wait until he explains how lightning happens.