Dec 31, 2006

Fatwa and a happy new year

There appears to be a lot of confusion going around the world at the dying moments of 2006. The Bhopali is confused with his sympathy for a unjust war at Iraq, with a wholly justified hanging of Saddam Hussein , found guilty of mass murder. To confuse matters further, at a time when the government is trying to borrow an idea or two from Pakistan for family planning, Darul Ifta, Muslim religious board under Madhya Pradesh's biggest mosque has issued a fatwa against contraceptive. Adding to the confusion, there is another fatwa against junk food too!

It is time that people started to think for themselves, and not outsource there thinking to some religious buffoons. I hope you will have a great new year blast while there is no fatwa against it, as it is already well known that the RSS is opposing the celebration of English new year and insisting on celebrating the Hindu new year instead. Next would be the confusion over when exactly is the Hindu new year, after diwali, on baisakhi, the bengali new year day or the pongal!

Here is wishing you all a happy new year. Have a great 2007.

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