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RIYADH, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A senior Saudi cleric has said purveyors of horoscopes on Arab television should face the death penalty, a paper said on Sunday, days after another cleric argued death for TV owners.

"Sorcerers who appear on satellite channels who are proven to be sorcerers have committed a great crime ... and the Muslim consensus is that the apostate's punishment is death by the sword," Sheikh Saleh al-Fozan told al-Madina daily.

"Those who call in to these shows should not be accorded Muslim rites when they die," the prominent cleric added.

Many of the hundreds of Arab satellite channels have sprung up in recent years specialise in horoscopes and other advice to callers on solving problems that is seen as "sorcery".

In their capacity as judges, clerics of Saudi Arabia's austere form of Islam often sentence "sorcerers" to death.

Sheikh Saleh al-Fozan, Reuters 40 Comments [9/16/2008 2:24:28 AM]
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#686281
Michael

(rofl) (giggles uncontrollably) ...you've got to love the Saudi's...(giggles)

9/16/2008 2:30:04 AM

#686285
Mortok

I have to wonder how effective they are at controlling stuff like this. It seems to keep popping up all over the place

9/16/2008 2:31:37 AM

#686289
threshold

"Only WE can lie to you! That's how a monopoly works!"

9/16/2008 2:33:59 AM

#686293
kingoftheheavies

Dear exalted rulers of Saudiland,

This letter is to inform you that every single arab is a sorcerer. You need to begin the systematic cleansing of all arab states immediately.

Love, Allah.

9/16/2008 2:40:22 AM

#686314
Jesus Klingon

So a Saudi who looks at horoscopes or watches re-runs of Eastenders should die.

There goes that religion of peace.

Oh, and sorcery doesn't exist.

9/16/2008 3:04:03 AM

#686342
anonymous_troy

Sorcerers never existed. Stop embarrassing your religion.

9/16/2008 3:30:32 AM

#686349
Grigadil

Yesterday the whores, today the wizards, what will tomorrow bring?

9/16/2008 3:35:07 AM

#686351
Allegory for Jesus

So...Islamic response to Harry Potter, now?

9/16/2008 3:36:45 AM

#686386
werewolf

Among fundies of any religion, everything is a crime and an abomination against their god.

What's next? Turnips are evil? Peanut butter is Satan's favorite dish?

When do they stop? When the earth is ash and bone and they grub among the ruins with the other cockroaches?

9/16/2008 4:40:43 AM

#686395
Beeblebrox

A senior Saudi cleric has said purveyors of horoscopes on Arab television should face the death penalty...

I can't really find it in myself to disagree with this.

...another cleric argued death for TV owners.

Theocracies ROCK!!

9/16/2008 4:47:33 AM

#686475
Osiris

Interview with a Saudi cleric.
Cleric: You see Islam is the religion of peace. It is built on the understanding that Allah is our creator and we are all his children. There is no need for violence in Islam.
*Gun shot outside*
Interviewer: What was that?
Cleric: Oh that was the firing squads executing another horoscopist. Now as I was saying, Islam is very peaceful.

9/16/2008 6:46:10 AM

#686488
Eden

Funny if you think about the fact that around 1000 years ago the islam was way more tolerant towards such things (other beliefs, pactices) than christianity ;)

9/16/2008 7:07:36 AM

#686510
Ash

Ah, yes, US' great allies... Tell me who your friends are...

9/16/2008 7:47:40 AM

#686513
Phedippedes

"Only WE can lie to you! That's how a monopoly works!"

True words.

"...another cleric argued death for TV owners."

A flat earth orbited by the sun and death to all Jews / Hindus / Atheists / Gays / Shiites, invisible Jinns....sure...but NO TV? What's next? No showers? No electricity? No sliced bread?

9/16/2008 7:52:45 AM

#686532
IanC

This is what happens when fundies take control.... If US fundies had their way, the US would be like this.

9/16/2008 8:42:10 AM

#686555
Grigori Yefimovich

Did the astrologers see this coming?

9/16/2008 9:14:44 AM

#686573
aaa

FUCK YOU.

9/16/2008 9:43:33 AM

#686598
Xotan

I wouldn't make fun of the Saudis if I were an American. From the outside it looks like the US is heading down that same road too!

My advice would be that Americans should look at France for a system of keeping religion and the State separate. Otherwise the US could he heading into a theocracy. Makes the blood run cold.

9/16/2008 10:01:49 AM

#686600
Princess Rot

Only WE can use the media! Everyone else is a sorceror!

*eyeroll*

They're so backwards, they function in reverse.

9/16/2008 10:02:17 AM

#686612
anevilmeme

Sad.

9/16/2008 10:11:37 AM

#686633


Peaceful loving religion!!!

9/16/2008 10:29:09 AM

#686645
Mr Smith

A senior Saudi cleric has said purveyors of horoscopes on Arab television should face the death penalty

It's Saudi Arabia! They give away a death sentence with every happy meal.

They need a more Church of England Death or Cake attitude :)

9/16/2008 10:41:45 AM

#686664
afacelessatheist

Sorcerers? No. Con men? Yes.

9/16/2008 11:10:14 AM

#686964
practical_god

I suddenly want to pirate a channel and start broadcasting random prophecies at random times from random locations. I will call it Radio Free Riyadh.

9/16/2008 5:28:06 PM

#686979
Andreus

Fuck that backward country of backwards retards with their backwards fucking religion, and fuck the idiots in the West who refuse to call their backwards arses on it.

9/16/2008 5:43:57 PM
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