Reports: 40 killed in Indian temple stampede

ah religion, control for the masses, social networking, the meaning of life for the brain dead does it again! idiots all of them, muslims, christians, at least the buddhists are kind, never slaughtered anyone like the christians, religion sucks, all the false beliefs for comfort and enabling doing bad things and forgiving common sense, come on people we are just here, we are humans, you exist then you die, no magic stuff, no virgins waiting, no heaven that your pets can not go to, you live, you die you are done, you become compost, live with it, be moral, be human

religious mental cases just like the fanatics all over. there are plenty more where they came from.

Stampede deaths along with ferry boat capsizes are endemic in developing countries. It seems that every few weeks one or the other has occurred. The basic problem in each is overcrowding and it appears that the governments involved are either incapable or unwilling to clamp down and engage in effective crowd control.

One does have to wonder though at the deaths occurring at religious gatherings. Do the survivors critically question what kind of a god they believe in when this occurs, or do they believe that their survival was because of the fervency of their belief?

This is a very sad event and for the matter of fact any occasion where there is loss of human lives is very sad. I am surprised by the scripted language used by the author of the article over here, there should be proper investigation and fact finding before any kind of reporting done. For World Peace sake please stop dramatizing deaths and work for peace, love for once.

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
Exodus 20:3
(NKJV)

This event is the direct result of breaking the direct command from the LORD.

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
Exodus 20:3 (NKJV)

This event is the direct result of breaking the direct command from the LORD.

Ok Christine, so you are saying God did this? If you don't believe in him, he kills you? Who is he the Holy Mafia?

Please respect other people's religions!

Well that 162 off the road kind of a good start?

Sir Arthur C. Clarke said it best: "Religion is for the weak minded." We've lost nothing important here.

I just don't understand why the American media needs to print these kind of news. It's not like anybody cares over here. So 168 people in india, who have nothing else in their deprived lives except the promise of some otherworldly deity promising to end their misery in the afterlife, got crushed in a stampede caused by the apathy and mismanagement of the goverment. So 162 people out a fricking 1 billion or so are dead leaving behind orphan children and grieving loved ones ....But as Mark and Wendy pointed out ...there are lot many where they come from and ...that's 162 off the road....

How did you end up being so bitter and unfeeling Mark and Wendy , growing up in this country of plenty ?

How is it that every year there is a religious event in India where people are killed by stampeding? One person gets crushed in a football game in Italy and they redesign the whole stadium. How about a little freaking crowd control at these things to save some lives!??!!? Incredible.

People have some respect for humans. Just remember when a friend or family member in your family dies, you would like the situation to be treated with respect. Didn't your mother ever teach you if you do not have anything nice to say, do not say anything? A little child crying, stroking her mother's forehead, I think that is pretty tragic. Imagine if it was your child crying over your dead body, and then to have heartless people say their lives don't matter. This is what is wrong with the world. We need to start treating others with respect, and tolerance. You do not have to agree with anyone beliefs or practices, but just keep in mind not everyone is going to agree with you.

Another example of religious stupidity. People will never learn. I'm surprised humanity has lasted this long.

I have an idea, if you see 100,000 people or so gathering... walk the other way. Religion is fine but you don't have to be stupid and follow the lemmings to your death. Church, temple, or whatever, is not so much a place as it is a conviction in your heart. Go ahead and visit these sacred sites but pick the off days, okay? Just my opinion, excuse me, I have a customer....

You know muslims caused the rumor of a bomb to spread panic.

Lack of Crowd Control...that's it in a nut shell...it's their government that is responsible, year after year its common for them...they just don't care is all. I do agree with Arthur Clarke though, Religion IS for the weak minded. The loss of life and the suffering of their families is indeed tragic and I really don't believe that Americans don't care...we've been educated enough to spot a problem and fix it...third world countries mainly don't see them even after being hit in the face with it time after time. that's why we're tired of hearing about it

Thank you Amit for your contribution. Authorities in India as well as China still have not fully grasped the purpose of thorough planning and proper regulations. Even in this country we have many with short memories, who if it was up to them would angrily roll back all regulations which often were instituted ONLY after heavy losses of life, year after year. I just read that New York City (Babylon, for our fundamentally challenged) 150 years ago had a horrific 'swill milk scandal', an unregulated practise that killed thousands over decades. It seems as though China is repeating that lesson.
Yes we hear stories year after year about stampede disasters in the developing world (dismiss them as 'stupid' stories, laugh them off as the devoutly rrreligious entering the rrrealm of rrrreincarnation). I'm NOT TIRED of them. They are a fresh reminder why we have fire exits, load limits, all those 'damn regulations' (for those who don't understand their purpose). The same goes for traffic deaths in cars, planes and trains... the changes in regulations brought down HORRIFIC numbers to a tiny fraction of what they were.

Footnote: apologies for the odd allegations in this threat, that some Christian God would dish out selective vengeance on good people who don't share 'Christian dogma'. I wonder if those quoting scriptures hover over victims of traffic accidents, and in their last moments spew God's punishment venom.
We might as well presume God had it out for American churches and schools when tornadoes blow them apart. (maybe paid the wrong preacher?) It would seem as though a just God would spare children and strike a Federal prison's death row first, a place full of hardcore murderers and child rapists, laughing at the system, eating themselves into obesity so they can't get in the chair... (just an unrelated thought)

Ignorant, backward, third-world fools. They deserve to die in even larger numbers. Perhaps they can use the gasoline they are taking from hard working Americans and pour it over their heads. I'm sure the Chinese can export them some knock-off Bic lighters to expedite their demise. Good riddance and kiss Gonnesh's ass.

This just shows you that when something bad is about to happen most people will only worry about themselves! No one would like to think that they would do that, but really, how do you know if you've never been in a situation like that?

I am absolutely in shock and appalled at the incredible insensitivity on this board. Are there really that many of you completely devoid of empathy and compassion??? These are PEOPLE we're talking about here, who have people that cary about them and are suffering great grief from their losses. Who are you to say they deserved it? Their way of society may be in shambles, but that doesn't mean the people aren't good-hearted and loving individuals. I'm absolutely disgusted with some of these posts. Go learn some love and compassion.

...and I thought that the only idiots in the world were American democrats.

Amit I feel bad for all those precious lives lost in the stampede, something needs to be done. Hollywoods Mom, your concern too is greatly appreciated. My heartfelt sympathies, NO ONE DESERVES TO DIE LIKE THIS, I WILL NOT WISH THIS ON MY ENEMIES EVEN.
I too am an American of Indian Origin-- Difference is I am a Roman Catholic. We are an extremely peace loving minority in a country dominated by over 85% Hindus and whilst Sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims is commonplace, there is virtually no history of us clashing with either of the two.
Just a few weeks ago, Hindu extremists burned down churches, dragged Christians from their homes and many innocent women and Children were tortured and killed. I wonder why then, there was no outburst of sympathy for people of a faith that abhor violence of any kind whatsoever. The Pope and many European leaders pleaded with the government to clamp down on these people but little was done.
An education in a Catholic school in India is supposed to be of a higher standard and a prestige, all non Christians vie to get their children into Catholic schools but show no respect for lives of our people. Just some Years ago A Christian Missionary and his family were burnt alive by the fundamentalists in the state of Orrissa--
This is God's wrath, what goes around comes around--- as you sow so shall you reap.

Hey Hollywoods Mom...take a break! A Long long break. Sanctimonious chumhead.

I say, sack all the churches and temples of all religions/sects/cults in all parts of the world including and especially here in the USA. And... make all forms of organised religion illegal! These institutions are breeding grounds for mental illness which usually manifests itself in fanaticism and intolerance of people of different faiths or especially, non-faith.

The members of these institutions reproduce with abandon(out of control human population growth), without any regard, respect or knowledge of the real world around them, and in doing so are destroying the global environment and eco-systems.
Religious indoctrination collides with scientific inquiry and maintains a barrier to the world community in getting a real education and being lifted out of misery and poverty.
An educated world rather than an indoctrinated world, would help us to become a self regulatory species of animal(control our own population explosion), and in doing so insure the survival of our planet for thousands of years to come.

The course we are on now is certainly one of self-destruction.

I just wonder why American Media will show the dead bodies (as they show on the MSN article) of people from less fortunate regions of the world...are these people any less valuable that those in our own country? I think it's disgusting, they shouldn't be showing them period, it just shows the capitalism on the suffering of other people to make an interesting news story. Shame on them!