Kind of outrageous, no ? Why the hell do people believe in such mean ways to overcome the difficulty of living — and calling it adoration of God ?
Hi Patung ! Long time no see… I come back from everywhere, and especially from Bali where all human hearts I met have been so great… Back I am in France where I’m overworking, translating for Buddhists who sometime mumble things at night & pay to get rid of their sins…
Tonight the world makes me rather sad…
“Such chanting was said to happen in a dark room, beginning from midnight and lasting until 7am, and what was actually chanted was not clearly audible.”
So all night sex romps with the lights off is Haram now?
Me personally, I don’t mind doing it with the lights on, but it’s unfair to ugly people.
Welcome back Fanglong, ca va?
Those who wished to join the group were required to take an oath and pay a fee in accordance with the number of their sins.
Great. Who the hell do they think they are to be able to count sins and charge people? Obviously there are many smart people who see the opportunity to use the others morons who believe that by paying these f***ers that their sins are gone?!?!?!??! Man I wouldnt have enough money in the world!!!! Hahahhaaha
Wonder what is the going rate, is there any difference between sins as well?
1. Lies = Rp. 1000
2. Blasphemy = Rp. 2500
3. Adultery = Rp. 10000
4. Theft = Rp. 5000
and so on.
Fanglog,
Those Buddhists sound a bit misguided about their own teachings. There’s no ’sin’ per se. Some behaviour isn’t recommended in the same way scarfing super-size servings of French fries isn’t recommended if you want to drop your cholesterol count. In some traditions, prayers and chanting are used to focus people on the real work.
They should get the FPI to go out and start destroying all dark rooms. That would be the Indonesian thing to do here, sadly.
Heresy in Banten usually occurs in dark rooms.
… and what was actually chanted was not clearly audible.
Uh… ah…, oh…, yeah….
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