Comments on: Out Of Mexico’s Drug Wars Come Art And Religion http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/ Spicy Coverage: Gossip, media, culture and lifestyle for Latinos. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: denise http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/#comment-18233 denise Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:38:28 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=5319#comment-18233 I will make sure to stay away from/be nice to the drug cartel so that I will not be victm to their violence or witchcraft. Spooky! I will make sure to stay away from/be nice to the drug cartel so that I will not be victm to their violence or witchcraft.

Spooky!

]]> By: Joy http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/#comment-18232 Joy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:57:10 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=5319#comment-18232 More on Jesus Malverde: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Malverde" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Malverde</a> "Jesús Malverde, sometimes known as the "narco-saint", is a folklore hero in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. He is celebrated as a folk saint by some in Mexico and the United States, particularly among those involved in drug trafficking, but he is not officially recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church." More on Jesus Malverde:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Malverde

“Jesús Malverde, sometimes known as the “narco-saint”, is a folklore hero in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. He is celebrated as a folk saint by some in Mexico and the United States, particularly among those involved in drug trafficking, but he is not officially recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.”

]]> By: Joy http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/#comment-18231 Joy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:55:42 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=5319#comment-18231 Yes, Stacia. I'm just saying, the article ignored his shrine and his importance to drug cartels in favor of the more lurid - Santa Muerte. Yes, Stacia. I’m just saying, the article ignored his shrine and his importance to drug cartels in favor of the more lurid - Santa Muerte.

]]> By: Stacia http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/#comment-18230 Stacia Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:26:31 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=5319#comment-18230 Joy, you do realize that Jesus Malverde is not, like. An actual saint. Right? Joy, you do realize that Jesus Malverde is not, like. An actual saint. Right?

]]> By: LaLa http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/#comment-18229 LaLa Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=5319#comment-18229 *shudder" *shudder”

]]> By: Joy http://guanabee.com/2008/11/out-of-mexicos-drug-wars-come-art-and-religion/#comment-18228 Joy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:16:13 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=5319#comment-18228 I thought the article was terribly written and edited. Jesus Malverde is the patron saint of drug traffickers and his shrine is in Culiacan, Sonora. Santa Muerte may have a few drug-selling followers, but by and large, she has a different audience: the absolutely desperate. I thought the article was terribly written and edited. Jesus Malverde is the patron saint of drug traffickers and his shrine is in Culiacan, Sonora.

Santa Muerte may have a few drug-selling followers, but by and large, she has a different audience: the absolutely desperate.

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