Anyone who has even a mild interest in politics and indigenous affairs, are probably aware that John Howard (ex Australian PM, remember him?) was not very high on most indigenous people’s list of popular people.
A small but enthusiastic crowd held a smoking ceremony to observe John Howard’s “political funeral”. Attached are some photos, with commentary, from the event. John Howard’s Smoking Ceremony
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7 December 2007 at 5:15 pm
Now this is magical thinking I can respect!
9 December 2007 at 7:00 pm
Me too. I loved it.
4 July 2008 at 7:12 am
And of course, as a self-proclaimed atheist, you’re right there to empirically refute these sort of unfounded superstitions? Or is this one okay because (a) at least it’s not Christian and/or (b) it’s anti-Howard and/or (c) hey, they’re brown people, they’re not as scientificallty advanced as Enlightened whitefellas… they really need this superstition stuff to help them get by?
6 July 2008 at 4:15 pm
Care to provide any evidence in support of those strawmen-arguments-disguised-as-questions, Rod?