Boy Beheaded In Suspected Case Of Human Sacrifice In India's Prakasam District

[Turborama]

Source: Huffington Post

A four-year-old has reportedly been beheaded in an apparent case of human sacrifice.

The child, named as Manu Sagar, was abducted in Valetivaripalem mandal, in India’s Prakasam district by Tirumala Rao, according to the Times of India.

The attacker is believed to have strangled the child before cutting his head off and drained his blood into a bottle in order to offer it to the goddess Kali, apparently in the belief that he would gain “divine powers”.

Rao was discovered next to the boy’s body, leading locals to attempt to lynch him.

He was tied up before having kerosene poured over him, which was then set alight.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/03/boy-beheaded-suspected-human-sacrifice-india-prakasam_n_8237714.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

[LiberalArkie]

1. Got to love their caste system. The poor and uneducated caste vs the rich educated caste

never the two shall meet. And neither seems to have a problem with it. I would hate to see what America would be like if we did not have public education. It seems like the areas with the most problems are areas where you have to pay to get even elementary education.

[Ducksworthy]

29. The End Point of Libertarian Evolution

This is where libertarianism leads. The logical conclusion of the continued aggregation of power is a rigid, fixed, caste system.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

30. I really doubt that.

Welcome to DU anyway.

[Puzzledtraveller]

32. Idiotic comment.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Before I comment I need to know, the man who did the beheading, what is his stance on climate

change?

[Ken Burch]

6. wait...what?

Where are you even going with that?

Are you saying climate activists are soft on child sacrifice?

This is exactly the sort of comment you usually call people out over in other contexts...actually, no, it's worse than any comment I've ever seen you call other people out on...even in Bernie Vs. HRC threads.

What the hell, dude?

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. I think it's a reference to people giving passes to religious figures because they agree

with liberals about climate change or poverty. eg the pope.

[Ken Burch]

16. I disagree with the Catholic/Evangelical teachings on LGBTQ people and choice.

But nothing Pope Francis has said equates to the defense of human sacrifice.

Besides, it's beginning to look like Francis may be in the process of changing some of those teachings(his disavowal of Kim Davis is a good sign).

[MH1]

18. Because suggesting that it is good to have a powerful ally on an important issue

while acknowledging that ally is horrible on gay rights, is "giving a pass".

Got it. We should never, ever ally with anyone who doesn't agree with progressive goals 100% on ALL issues. Or is LGBT rights the only litmus test?

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. It's when people don't acknowledge that ally is horrible on gay rights

that there's a problem that is 'giving a pass'.

[MH1]

20. I have not seen that here. nt.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. There are many DUers who think Francis is 'liberal' on LGBT issues

You can see the number of people who voted that he didn't meet Kim Davis, even after the Vatican had acknowledged that he did and that had been posted in the thread with the poll (about 50). Their cognitive dissonance wouldn't allow them to process the fact that he met her.

[MH1]

22. One doesn't signify the other.

"Meeting" with Kim Davis was phenomenally stupid from a PR perspective. People voting that he didn't meet with her, probably couldn't believe he would step on his own message from his trip here, by inserting himself into such a blazing controversy.

He isn't remotely "liberal" on LGBT issues and anyone who thinks he is, is either a moron, not paying attention, or seriously confused. But he has been trying to downplay the Catholic Church's emphasis on sexuality issues, and refocus on issues like poverty and climate change. The Kim Davis thing was obviously counterproductive to the whole message of his trip here. Many of us can't believe he would have done that intentionally, but that's not the same as thinking he is liberal on LGBT issues.

[Behind the Aegis]

27. Amazing how that post was "misunderstood."

You summed it up nicely. The past week has been horrific for those of us concerned with the LGBT people, especially when some of us are. Thank you.

[whereisjustice]

4. I'm told if we send a million more jobs to India, it might help improve things in India...

no promises, of course. i mean, what else can we do?

[Ken Burch]

5. This happens...and we're supposed to think ISLAM is the crazy religion?

My condolences to Manu's family.

[NonMetro]

7. Crashing A Jet Liner Into The Twin Towers For Allah And:

For a chance to get to paradise and screw 30 "black eyed virgins"?

Gee! Nothing crazy about that at all!!

[Ken Burch]

8. Burning people at the stake for being Jewish or Muslim?

Gee! Nothing crazy about that at all!

sending thousands of mercenaries to "take Jerusalem"?

Gee! Nothing crazy about that at all!

Killing thousands of women because you think they are "witches"?

Gee! Nothing crazy about that at all!

Claiming God wants you to steal an entire continent from its original inhabitants?

Gee! Nothing crazy about that at all!

Arguing that the Bible requires you to kill gay people and picket their funerals?

Gee! Nothing crazy about that at all!

[NonMetro]

9. Oh, I see. So, all of that stuff justifies crashing jets into tall buildings?

And that makes it not crazy?

[Ken Burch]

15. It was crazy. And it was solely the responsibility of AQ and the 20 idiots who hijacked the planes

Not the entire religion.

[NonMetro]

17. I didn't say it was

But none of the things you said represent the entire Christian religion, either. Shall we say there are crazies in all religions? I think that's fair, but at the same time, we would then need to examine the source of their craziness, and wonder why some people are driven crazy while others are not.

[C Moon]

11. The world would be a better place without any religion. I agree.

[Dont call me Shirley]

13. +1 Ken Burch!

[SoapBox]

10. Sickening!

I don't even have words...

Dirt is smarter than these people.

[Dont call me Shirley]

14. Insanity.

[valerief]

24. Religion. It's like more guns. They save lives by murdering them. nt

[patsimp]

25. horrible

[ButterflyBlood]

26. Wait this is basically like an Indiana Jones movie

Right down to the goddess "Kali". There are people like that in real life?

Horrifying and sickening.

[trillion]

28. Wow. Behead a 4 year-old and then a lynch mob lights the guy who did it on fire. Wow.

I'm a Christian Buddhist mix. Godspeed to that child.

[snooper2]

31. in this case I'm pro lynch mob