Ok I know I make fun of religion a lot. But I have respect for the ancient indigenous cultures, sure they have religious rituals that range from silly to scary (human or animal sacrifice) actually dancing around a fire half naked might be fun, but I respect them as a culture because unlike us, those "savages" could have survived indefinitely while there is growing evidence that Western Civilization will kill itself off possibly taking the rest of our species and many others with us, could be with global warming or WMDs, we like to keep our options open. So whats this crap about purifying sacred grounds that sounds more like the religious ends that are usually insulted around here. Well thats true, but sometimes its worth it. What all this is talking about is the Mayan leaders in Guatemala who plan to purify holy grounds after they are defiled by George Bush.
The ruins of Iximche, 30 miles west of the capital of Guatemala City.Come on thats funny. They need to remove the "bad spirits" left by Bush. At least they have a sense of humor about things.
"That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers
in the United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in
our sacred lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture,"
Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with
close ties to Mayan religious and political leaders, said Thursday.
Oh and I'm always interested in the affairs of Guatemala because I have been there twice with a mission group and can't wait to go back at some point. Yeah I know atheist/mission group, well so what? I don't need to believe in the big invisible guy in the sky to know that these people are doing great work, who cares if its out of a church?
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