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Yet what is their Idea of paradise? 40 virgins waiting for them. And people want to say that some Christians are hung up these people are down right fruity. They don't want any lusting and skin shown here but wait until they get to paradise they got 40 virgins to play around with.
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Why don't they just put '40 virgins' on their list of demands when they hijack the plane? [/QUOTE]You got me, I don't have a clue as to why they don't do that. Lordy I wouldn't stop at 40, that's only about a weeks worth  [/QUOTE]You know, there's a rather hilarious side-note to this
http://syrcom.cua.edu/Hugoye/Vol6No1...henixHorn.html
it's a ways down there, but according to scholars that are going back to the original text (Arabic is based off of Aramaic, Hebrew and IIRC another language) the "virgins" they are due upon entering paradise are actually grapes.
[ 06-22-2004, 11:53 AM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]
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