Crazy Rabbi declares Jewish Fatwa against the iPhone

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The decree by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 84, came ahead of Judaism's holiest day, Yom Kippur, which begins Tuesday. It said that it was forbidden to own the smartphone, and those who already had one must burn theirs.

The religious Yated Neeman newspaper published the ban on its front page this week, as mainstream Israeli newspapers were gushing about Apple Inc.'s eagerly anticipated new smartphone, the iPhone 5.

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The iPhone prohibition comes amid a push in recent months by ultra-religious Jewish leaders around the world to steer their flock away from the temptations of the Internet. Tens of thousands of black-suited Jewish men gathered in a New York stadium in May to hear some of the community's most famed rabbis lecture on the dangers of what they deemed immoral content accessible via computers and smartphone. The rally was broadcast live to other crowds in stadiums in London and Jerusalem.

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The decree by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 84, came ahead of Judaism's holiest day, Yom Kippur, which begins Tuesday. It said that it was forbidden to own the smartphone, and those who already had one must burn theirs.

The religious Yated Neeman newspaper published the ban on its front page this week, as mainstream Israeli newspapers were gushing about Apple Inc.'s eagerly anticipated new smartphone, the iPhone 5.

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The iPhone prohibition comes amid a push in recent months by ultra-religious Jewish leaders around the world to steer their flock away from the temptations of the Internet. Tens of thousands of black-suited Jewish men gathered in a New York stadium in May to hear some of the community's most famed rabbis lecture on the dangers of what they deemed immoral content accessible via computers and smartphone. The rally was broadcast live to other crowds in stadiums in London and Jerusalem.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/rabbi-chaim-kanievsky-burn-iphone_n_1912814.html?1348586967&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

Fatwa or not, I really recommend caution when trying to burn anything containing a lithium battery.

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Fatwa or not, I really recommend caution when trying to burn anything containing a lithium battery.

God is more powerful than your puny Chinese-created lithium battery, silly human.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Fatwa or not, I really recommend caution when trying to burn anything containing a lithium battery.

:rofl: :rofl:

[sandinista! 1,816]

Fatwa or not, I really recommend caution when trying to burn anything containing a lithium battery.

they could always blend it, with the blendtec.