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Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

Posted by timothy on from the seems-fair-enough dept.

bhagwad writes "India's attempts to tag everyone with an ID number has run into a roadblock is some Christian villages. Apparently the villagers fear they will be associated with the devil since according to the Bible, everyone having the 'mark of the beast' will go to hell. These people are not afraid of punishment. They relish this opportunity to prove their faith because the Bible also proclaims that they will be persecuted."

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  1. Re:That's silly... by boristdog · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Everybody knows those grocery store "loyalty cards" are the real Mark of the Beast!

    I've always wondered: If you have more than one "loyalty card", does that make you a traitor or just a whore?

  2. Re:Educated, not crazy and not afraid. by Dalambertian · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm rather fond of Scotsmen, not to mention Ghandi when he said "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

  3. Re:Educated, not crazy and not afraid. by bsDaemon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    China rolled into Tibet, slapped the Dali Llama in the face, stole his country and kicked his ass out, and he hasn't gone all Che Guevara to get it back. Or those Vietnamese monks that burned themselves alive to protest the war. Although, if you were to walk up to a Rinzai master, he'd probably cold-clock you with a stick, laugh, and tell you when you understand only then will you be enlightened.