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Mr. A.S. Prabhu, may your tribe increase. Noel Almeida- Brisbane Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Goa Desc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 12:06 AM Subject: [GOANET] God Forgive Them is the plea from Moira. > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service > & circulated by Goa Civic & Consumer Action Network > (GOA CAN)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ph:2252660 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------- > FORGIVE THEM > ----------------------- > > I hail from Moira, a predominantly Christian village. > Ours was the only Hindu home when we migrated from the > neighbouring Aldona during 'conversion' some 470 years ago > but we assimilated with the Christian milieu who respected us, > so much so, that my father even occupied the honorary position > of Escrivao da Confraria de Fabrica da Igreja. > > Today the village has sizeable Hindu population which may eventually > outnumber the Christians, but we have had unique identity. From time > immemorial and going back to last 60 years I have had the pleasure > of witnessing the Serenades (locally then called Janeiros) and today's > sophisticated version "Carol singing groups", who used to invariably > come to my house during Christmas season and perform their plays > singing and dancing. They never missed it and this thrilled me always. > > I am now upset and disappointed that since last year this Serenade > or Carol singing groups mostly affiliated to the local Cathechist > of the Church do not step into our home without any provocation > or cause, since I personally always looked forward to them. > > I have a feeling that since the BJP has taken the reigns some fanatic > elements in the village wants to communalise even the serenades. > It is not only the Hindu community that has fanatics but also Christians > and this is a bad sign and not in the interest of peace and harmony > and against the Goan ethos and alien to the doctrine of universal > brotherhood. > > Though I am not very sensitive to this action, whosoever may be > responsible to, but before I depart from this world I have to sound > a word of caution to my Cristao brethren that this attitude will have > far reaching consequences and even my soul will not be happy with it. > > May God bless them abundantly and I pray that the New Year > dawns a better sense on all such elements. God forgive them > for they know not what they are doing! > > A.S.Prabhu > Moira, Bardez. > --------------------------------------------------------- > in RESPONSE page 6 HERALD 4/1/2003 > --------------------------------------------------------- > > ======================================= > GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE > Documentation + Education + Solidarity > 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 > Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.goadesc.org > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy > ======================================= >
