Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity on Thursday as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning.[...]
[T]he cleanup turned ugly after some of the Orthodox faithful stepped inside the Armenian church's section, touching off a scuffle between about 50 Greek Orthodox and 30 Armenians.
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Four people, some with blood running from their faces, were slightly wounded.
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The basilica, built over the grotto in Bethlehem where Christians believe Jesus was born, is administered jointly by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic authorities. Any perceived encroachment on one group's turf can set off vicious feuds.
A typical benefit of organized religion.
Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. --Mark Twain
Appropo of nothing, but the pleasure of a chuckle (so many of the people who come in to the lab do their utmost to make life miserable for the staff - much of the clientele is on the skids - it's a free lab), a little boy trying to play a game on a computer at work today needed some help typing his birthday in the correct format. I asked for his birthday, and he told me May 25. When I asked him what year he was born, he went silent. So I asked how old he was.
"Nine," he said.
So I said, "1998. Does that sound right?"
"I don't remember," he replied; "I was a baby."
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