Page 105 - The Religion Of The Ignorant

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

on it, in tones of red, blue and white. The groom poses next to the
bride. Photographs are then taken, in which insincerity is written
plain for all to see. These photographs will later be brought out to be
shown to others for a whole lifetime—which is indeed the reason for
having them taken in the first place. Everyone has to see the kind of
wedding the bride had and what kind of dress she wore, and how
impressive the groom looked.
On the way to the ceremony, the car carrying the couple is dec-
orated beyond all recognition. Lace and stickers adorn the rear win-
dows, and gold-leafed cardboard letters are arranged on top,
representing the bride and groom's initials. Clichéd phrases such as
"Just Married" are placed on the licence plate. A plastic baby is often
placed on the front of the car, representing the couple's future baby.
The families decide long beforehand what the bride and groom will
do and where, which answers they will give to whom, when they
will smile and when they will cry.
The wedding guests calculate their own best interests. If the son
or daughter of any of them is to get engaged or married shortly, the
families will pin an expensive gift onto the bride, so that their child
will be given something equally expensive when the time comes.
Such gifts are attached in the most eye-catching way, in the recep-
tion room in full view of everyone. All the guests want to be the star
of the occasion. People use videos to record the gift-pinning cere-
mony. The aim here is to determine who gives what. When the time
comes to pin a gift for a similar occasion onto a guest, the aim is for
that gift to be only as expensive as that individual's gift. Giving any-
thing better is regarded as plain silly, while giving anything less ex-
pensive spells poverty.
Everyone has now done what is expected of them. The guests
are happy to have had a free meal. The families are happy at being

103