Middle East Focus: King Solomon of India, Stumbling into Wisdom…

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King Solomon of India, Stumbling into Wisdom…

Walking on water

“A court in India has said that a disputed holy site in Ayodhya should be split between Hindus and Muslims, but both sides plan to appeal. In a majority verdict, judges gave control of the main disputed section, where a mosque was torn down in 1992, to Hindus. Other parts of the site will be controlled by Muslims and a Hindu sect. The destruction of the mosque by Hindu extremists led to widespread rioting in which some 2,000 people died. It was some of the worst religious violence since the partition of India in 1947. Officials urged both sides to remain calm and respect the Allahabad High Court's verdict. Hindus claim the site of the Babri Masjid is the birthplace of their deity, Ram, and want to build a temple there……”

Sounds Solomonic. I read in a book once that King Solomon, when he ordered that the famous baby be split in half among the two claiming mothers, was not necessarily being wise. That he actually meant to have the child cut in half, and that he was surprised when the real mother conceded the child to the other in order to save him. Now that should piss off fundamentalists of the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish stripes.
Cheers
mhg

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