Isn't it sad that instead of spending crores of rupees over beautifying the land they call their own, the powers-that-be are squandering our hard earned money on changing nameplates and building statues?
--- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, lenin Alagesein <lenin_ch...@...> wrote: > > yeah sorry for the mistake just in bad mood didn't give attention > > --- On Sun, 3/14/10, Sanjay Lulla sanjay_lulla2...@... wrote: > > From: Sanjay Lulla sanjay_lulla2...@... > Subject: Re: g_b TOI report - Mizo church may ban homosexuals > To: "lenin_ch...@..." lenin_ch...@... > Cc: "gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com" gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 11:46 AM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Bombay name was not given by the British but by the Postugesse. Bom means good and bay as in natural harbour. > > > > lenin Alagesein wrote: > > >  > > > when these people don't want to use the names which were given by the British like Bombay or Calcutta or a lot of things why do they want to use those laws made by them.even in great Britain they abolished these laws and gave GLBT people equal rights.i really feel like go and shoot all these bastards. --- On Sat, 3/13/10, Deep <gaymanproud31@ yahoo.co. in> wrote: From: Deep <gaymanproud31@ yahoo.co. in> Subject: g_b TOI report - Mizo church may ban homosexuals To: gay_bom...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 9:43 PM > > >  > > > This religious cult bans abortions > > > and birth > > > control as well as same-sex relations. They belong to an era when > > > unchecked increase in population meant more members of that cult. With > > > 1.1 billion people in India already, can we afford to add more? > > > I guess, masturbation is considered to be a sin by this group as well. > > > Makes one wonder, are we marching forward into the 22nd century or blundering about in the middle ages? > > > Regards, > > > Deep > > > http://gaynotes. blogspot. com/ > > > Source: http://epaper. timesofindia. com/Default/ Scripting/ ArticleWin. asp?From= Archive&Source= Page&Skin= TOINEW&BaseHref= TOIM/ 2010/03/14&PageLabe l=11&EntityId= Ar01101&ViewMode =HTML&GZ= T > > > Mizo church may ban homosexuals Sangzuala Hmar | TNN Aizawl: > > > While the Indian state has remarkably softened its stand on gays, the > > > church in Mizoram has kicked off a controversy by threatening to act > > > against homosexuality. On Saturday, the Baptist Church of > > > Mizoram (BCM) said it would take "strong punitive action'', including > > > exc o m m u n i c at i o n , against homosexuals in the flock.     The > > > highest assembly of the BCM, the second most powerful church body in > > > Mizoram after the Presbyterian Church, has effectively ruled that > > > homosexuality should be outlawed, church leaders said here. Over 900 > > > Baptist church leaders attended the meeting held at BCM Bazaar Church > > > at Lawngtlai in South Mizoram, about 300 km from Aizwal.     According > > > to the BCM guidelines, same-sex relationships, abortions and birth > > > control are strictly prohibited in Mizoram. The BCM, however, is not > > > against medical termination of pregnancy when the life of a woman is in danger.     The > > > controversy surrounding the church and homosexuality had begun in > > > Mizoram last July after the Delhi HC struck down Section 377 of the > > > IPC, which criminalised consensual gay sex among adults. The court had > > > then observed that the section violated fundamental rights of life and liberty and the right to equality as enshrined in the Constitution.     Immediately > > > after the order, Mizo church leaders came out in open opposition. An > > > umbrella church organization of the state, the Mizoram Kohhran > > > Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), appealed to law minister Veerappa Moily to > > > look into the matter and uphold Section 377. MKHC comprises all major > > > churches in the N-E state. The Mizoram Presbyterian Church sent a > > > letter to Moily, requesting him to up hold > > > Section 377. In Mizoram, homosexuals and transvestites were banned in > > > 1909 by the then British administration. Churches and social > > > organizations still believe that the 1909 ban should be made applicable > > > in the state. > > > >
