Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:04 pm  

And, in the case of Islam, IIRC the intriguing idea that seemingly once you die, you get your pick of virgins for your eternal pleasure, as well as pearlescent young serving boys.

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:20 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

And, in the case of Islam, IIRC the intriguing idea that seemingly once you die, you get your pick of virgins for your eternal pleasure, as well as pearlescent young serving boys.

If your entering eternity, what the hell use is a virgin , a couple of dirty slappers would be more apt

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:42 pm  

TBF you would be better directing your query at your Imam. Call me paranoid, but personally I have sneaking suspicion that it doesn't actually happen.

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:57 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

And, in the case of Islam, IIRC the intriguing idea that seemingly once you die, you get your pick of virgins for your eternal pleasure, as well as pearlescent young serving boys.

The whole 72 virgins thing may well be a bit of a case of poor translation – it may just be 72 grapes.

rover49 wrote:

If your entering eternity, what the hell use is a virgin , a couple of dirty slappers would be more apt

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:20 pm  

Mintball wrote:

The whole 72 virgins thing may well be a bit of a case of poor translation – it may just be 72 grapes.

It's 72 neckbeards whose only topic of conversation is World of Warcraft.

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:05 pm  

rover49 wrote:

If your entering eternity, what the hell use is a virgin , a couple of dirty slappers would be more apt

...most of the virgins I’ve known have been untouched for a reason.

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:07 pm  

Mintball wrote:

The whole 72 virgins thing may well be a bit of a case of poor translation – it may just be 72 grapes.

72 grapes seems like a poor deal for blowing yourself up. I don't even like grapes.

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:08 pm  

V6Chuk wrote:

...most of the virgins I’ve known have been untouched for a reason.

It probably refers to 9 year old girls, like Muhammed's missus.

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:38 pm  

Mintball wrote:

The whole 72 virgins thing may well be a bit of a case of poor translation – it may just be 72 grapes.

I'm no expert, but

Koran 37:40-48
...They will sit with bashful, dark-eyed virgins, as chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches.

What's a dark-eyed, chaste grape?

Koran 56:7-40
...We created the houris (the beautiful women) and made them virgins[grapes], loving companions for those on the right hand.. "

Koran 55:70-77
"In each there shall be virgins [grapes] chaste and fair... Dark eyed virgins [grapes] sheltered in their tents whom neither man nor Jin will have touched before..

Grapes? In tents? No, if I read using the "grapes" version, I'm afraid it just doesn't make sense.

Maybe the confusion between 72 virgins and grapes is just because there's a large bunch of 'em

Re: C of E priests in sex abuse allegations : Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:47 pm  

Maybe it's 72 virgins who've all got piles.