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    Author: * Laurels Curius - 2 Posts on this thread out of 2,713 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Jan 14, 2004 - 10:01

    Both directly tying in with each other might I add. And yes, Western civ has a problem coming to terms with Asian traditional suicides, but I think that is mainly due to Christian reasons. However, it is not just Western, as Islamic tradition is also very set against it. I'm not sure on Hinduism, and seeing as how I'm the regional editor for India I should find out! eek


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