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feylin -> RE: Will my HMO cover me in Russia? (12/5/2006 2:27:56 PM)
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ORIGINAL: meatcleaver
Proof of my aspersions on such religious pursuits. I used to live near a monastry that was destroyed in the reformation. In an archealogical dig several skeletons of babies were found within the grounds of the monastry. Since monks don't have babies, one theory is that the origin of babies were the nuns from a convent near by since there were rumours around the time of the reformation about orgies at the monastry but until the discovery of the babies, this was thought to have been protestant propaganda.
Sheesh. Everyone knows that monks wear silk and leather underwear.
Ha! I had no idea about silk/leather. <grins> But I often wondered if nuns went commando...odd thoughts I have.
Although I would not consider the rumor of orgies at a monastery as unbelievable, I am truly surprised it was only "several" babies found. I would have assumed that number to be a much higher one since I believe religious fanatics tend towards sick/demented (a la Spanish Inquisition torture devices). In order to sleep at night, though, I'll pretend they were simple burials of children who died naturally.
Some fun stuff on wikipedia:
Flagellation (from Latin flagellare, to whip) was not uncommon practice amongst the more fervently religious. Various pre-Christian religions, like the cult of Isis in Egypt and the Dionysian cult of Greece, practiced their own forms of flagellation. Women were flogged during the Roman Lupercalia to ensure fertility. Jews also practiced self-whipping during large temple ceremonies.
Here I thought Dionysus was all about wine. The older I get the more I have to acknowledge that its all been done before. lol
Honestly, though, I was still a little stoked by the idea that a flogging session might someday be covered by my insurance plan, only to find out that, historically, the church had everyone covered. Instead of a "Two floggings and call me in the morning" prescription I could have just gone to church.
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