Put a Diaper on That Goat … Or Else

NPR’s John Hendren tells us that shepherds outside Baghdad have been killed by Islamic militants for failing to put diapers on their goats. The goats (or at least the thinking goes) present too much of a temptation for sexually frustrated men in the wartorn country. A similar fate has met grocers who placed celery stalks […]

NPR’s John Hendren tells us that shepherds outside Baghdad have been killed by Islamic militants for failing to put diapers on their goats. The goats (or at least the thinking goes) present too much of a temptation for sexually frustrated men in the wartorn country. A similar fate has met grocers who placed celery stalks too closely to the tomatoes. Let your imagination wander; it need not go very far to get the point.

The ever bloggable Andrew Sullivan has his take on what it all means:

As we know, holding straight men accountable for anything sexual is very tough in fundamentalist circles, be they Islamic or Christian. So Catholic priests and bishops were granted church and moral immunity for the rapes and molestations of thousands of minors for decades. The history of wayward pastors and priests getting away with sexual abuse and harassment is long and colorful.


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