Canadian Paul 97 Posted June 10, 2011 His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, head of the the Dawoodi Bohra faith, is reported to be celebrating his 97th birthday this week. His Wiki page says he is a mere 93, but he does look pretty ancient. He might be obscure, but he is a leader and religious leaders get obits. The Dawoodi Bohras form a tiny Islamic minority, based in India, there are less then 50 000 worldwide. Before I cleaned up his Wikipedia page a while back, you would have thought this man was next prophet. Apparently he's quite well known, which should translate into an obit.... I would point out, however, that the faith itself is somewhat obscure... so don't count on the fact that he's a religious leader alone for this one. Mohammed Burhanuddin is travelling to Britain from India this weekend, to officially open an eco-friendly mosque in Manchester... Ailing leader of Dawoodi Bohras names successor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted June 15, 2011 Anyone heard of Ambrose Griffiths ? He's dead anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted July 12, 2011 Fairly suprised to finish in the heights of joint 23rd last year, didn't expect to do anything like that... 1. Tom Lubbock (Joker) 2. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi 3. Jose Alencar 4. Ronnie Biggs 5. Yao Defen 6. Bishop Michael Evans 7. Harlan Ellison 8. Aretha Franklin 9. Dennis Frederiksen 10. Annette Funicello 11. Superstar Billy Graham 12. John Higgins Sr. 13. Christopher Hitchens 14. Guy Innes-Ker 15. Terry Jenner 16. Diana Wynne Jones 17. Mick Karn 18. Hosni Mubarak 19. Doug Rollerson 20. Norman Spinrad A very fine pick. The Rt Rev Evans has announced to his flock he's going to die rather soon: “In the last few weeks, the cancer has rather quickly taken control. My oncology and palliative care consultants informed me openly and honestly just before Christmas that I now probably have only weeks to live, and I am as prepared for that as I can be, accepting it with faith as a gift of God’s grace" Bishop Evans has died aged 59 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 26, 2011 Sir Paul Reeves ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO , the former Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand, who later also became New Zealand's Governor General, has withdrawn from public life following the diagnosis of an unspecified type of cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 26, 2011 Sir Paul Reeves ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO , the former Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand, who later also became New Zealand's Governor General, has withdrawn from public life following the diagnosis of an unspecified type of cancer. OMG, WTF? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted July 26, 2011 Sir Paul Reeves ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO , the former Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand, who later also became New Zealand's Governor General, has withdrawn from public life following the diagnosis of an unspecified type of cancer. OMG, WTF? regards, Hein FFS, LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted July 27, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14320915 John Stott, a worldwide leader of the evangelical movement and one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential in 2005 has died aged 90. A unique pick for Feng Shui Pig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 28, 2011 Pietro Sambi, papal nuncio to the US has gone at 73: http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/20...l-big-boss.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 29, 2011 The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, The Right Rev Crispian Hollis, has announced in a letter to the clergy of his Diocese that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 14, 2011 Sir Paul Reeves ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO , the former Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand, who later also became New Zealand's Governor General, has withdrawn from public life following the diagnosis of an unspecified type of cancer. it seems he has withdrawn from life altogether http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5441812/Si...es-dies-aged-78 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 27, 2011 Spirtual leader Kirtanananda Swami, aka Swami Bhaktipada, perhaps one of the West's most prominent Hare Krishna devotees, is suffering from serious health problems. Bhaktipada was admitted to a hospital...at the end of July with a collapsed lung. A CAT scan revealed bleeding inside the brain...the 73-year-old Bhaktipada returned to his nearby temple this week after doctors indicated there was nothing more they could do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 29, 2011 At the risk of posting on a topic that may appear elsewhere (I did a search, honest), is it too much to hope for Warren Jeffs to brew up his own brand of Jim Jones kool aid, and drink the whole batch himself? Underage sects If Al Qaeda are looking for a new target that represents something hideously wrong with a side of US culture, perhaps the CIA could send them a detailed map of Schleicher County, Texas. Warren Jeffs is suffering from an undisclosed ailment and has been hospitalised. The sect leader has had several health complications during his jail stay, including a trip to a prison infirmary because of a self-imposed fast. Jeffs also attempted suicide last year and was seen throwing himself against the walls and banging his head, authorities said. Warren Jeffs is reported to have slipped in to a coma, a mere three days in to a hunger strike . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 29, 2011 At the risk of posting on a topic that may appear elsewhere (I did a search, honest), is it too much to hope for Warren Jeffs to brew up his own brand of Jim Jones kool aid, and drink the whole batch himself? Underage sects If Al Qaeda are looking for a new target that represents something hideously wrong with a side of US culture, perhaps the CIA could send them a detailed map of Schleicher County, Texas. Warren Jeffs is suffering from an undisclosed ailment and has been hospitalised. The sect leader has had several health complications during his jail stay, including a trip to a prison infirmary because of a self-imposed fast. Jeffs also attempted suicide last year and was seen throwing himself against the walls and banging his head, authorities said. Warren Jeffs is reported to have slipped in to a coma, a mere three days in to a hunger strike . What a wuss... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted September 29, 2011 Archbishop Philip Hannan who deliverd the eulogy for JFK (and RFK), has died aged 98. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 5, 2011 The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, 85, renowned American civil rights leader who campaigned alongside Martin Luther King, is in intensive care after suffering a stroke. He was not in the best of health before his stroke, having been treated for a brain tumour in 2005. He was very nearly killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1956 (dynamite planted under his house) and again in 1957 (attacked by mob) The Rev Shuttlesworth has shuffled off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fed up Posted October 5, 2011 I can't believe you didn't have such a major civil rights icon as Fred Shufflesworth on your list after all these years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 5, 2011 I can't believe you didn't have such a major civil rights icon as Fred Shufflesworth on your list after all these years! We didn't know there was such a person. although we were aware of Fred Shuttlesworth. maybe a case of mistaken identity? Did you have him on your list? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 5, 2011 The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, 85, renowned American civil rights leader who campaigned alongside Martin Luther King, is in intensive care after suffering a stroke. He was not in the best of health before his stroke, having been treated for a brain tumour in 2005. He was very nearly killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1956 (dynamite planted under his house) and again in 1957 (attacked by mob) The Rev Shuttlesworth has shuffled off. That gives me a clear 2 point lead in our family dead pool. Good bloke that Rev Shuttlesworth, did a lot of fighting for the good of civil rights and well deserved to have an airport named after him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mrs Brown Posted October 5, 2011 I have recently unearthed several ecclesatical leaders, who are very aged or in frail health. Sadly none of them are really famous enough to qualify for their own thread, but I would think most of them should get an obit in the UK. It has been a spiritually enriching experience, reading about the exploits of fine fellows below. Feel free to add any men of God I might have missed: The Most Reverend and Most Holy Father, His Beatitude Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch, the Great City of God, of Syria, Lebanon, Arabia, Cilicia, Mesopotamia and all the East I predict they will all be dead within 2 3 4 5 years. Sure I'll be fecking dead mesel before I finish saying his fecking name Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 5, 2011 I can't believe you didn't have such a major civil rights icon as Fred Shufflesworth on your list after all these years! I'm sorry you're fed up, fed up Here's a picture of a penguin chick to cheer you up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fed up Posted October 5, 2011 That's actually just made me feel depressed because it reminds me of Happy Feet the penguin who went missing ,presumed eaten, recently Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted October 5, 2011 That's actually just made me feel depressed because it reminds me of Happy Feet the penguin who went missing ,presumed eaten, recently Away and cut your wrists then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted October 5, 2011 That's actually just made me feel depressed because it reminds me of Happy Feet the penguin who went missing ,presumed eaten, recently Nothing wrong with that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) Just spotted this one: I am about to be assassinated, says Bishop Mambo http://www.zambianwatchdog.com/2011/07/27/...s-bishop-mambo/ Story is dated July 27th so that should put his assassination at around about... right... now. Edited October 14, 2011 by Magere Hein Link fixed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
