Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 26, 2012
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The Mashcopiro tribe- an isolated Amazon tribe in southeastern Peru, seems to avoid contact with the outside world by firing tipless arrows is warning shots for tourists and park rangers to keep away! Cephalophores are works of art depicting religious saints carrying their own heads! If you had 1 billion dollars and spent a thousand dollars a day- it would take more than 2700 years to spend it all!
el8 over 12 years ago
or buy tipless arrows to keep the tax collector away
Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
I’d want compound interest so the term would be longer.
Frogman_tg over 12 years ago
To me, anyone who bows down in front of statues is worshipping idols.
Red_Fez over 12 years ago
Aw c’mon, Obama’s managed to spend +$5 trillion in 3 years.
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
The catholics avoid the issue by having a different set of commandments. For protestants the question seems to be what constitutes “graven”. Or you can be like Frogman and decide what is in other peoples minds all on your own.
elysummers over 12 years ago
Not if your the federal govt.
lonecat over 12 years ago
Sort of like republicans. (Sorry, I just couldn’t help myself. I don’t mean it, really I don’t.)
Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
Small group and most likely people trying to get a head?
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Some of these limitations were removed in the New Testament.If you read the list of forbidden food animals in the Old Testament, note that practically all are scavengers, ie will eat dead other animals.As for “idols” the images themselves are not worshipped, but the saints they represent. Ie, no one worships a statue of Lincoln, but the man it represents is respected.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Do Cephalophores know what’s ‘ahead’?
rclake1963 over 12 years ago
Another reason why the “one-percent” should be forced to share their wealth!
Fan o’ Lio. over 12 years ago
The first commandment is responsible for causing the religious warfare and hate that exists to this day. (Muslims vs Jews vs Christians, etc.) Gandhi said: (Paraphrasing) “All religions are true and all religions have some error”.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I’m a Born Again Christian. I try to avoid pork or anything from a swine. And I believe the two first commandments that we are to put God first and worship no graven images. God bless you all.