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Santosh has been even-handed in his critique of all religions and gods
(except probably that currently-accepted dogma of Science).
But my concern is that there's a fine line between stating one's own
views, specially when it comes to religion. No religion and politics
on the dinner-table, as the old adage goes. I'm surely not trying to
extend the "dinner-table" to Goanet. But one needs to be cautious
while taking broad sweeps.
For monotheistic religions, it's more difficult to accept criticism,
because the line between what is "right" and "wrong" (I've
deliberately used quotes) is very starkly drawn. As a response, some
people feel an urge to "defend the faith".
I'm not saying Santosh should not criticise, but just that he should
be aware of how others would respond to it. FN
On 05/09/06, George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Selma,
> I agree with your assessment of Santosh. He has been critical of Hindu and
> Muslim extremism too.
> In this day and age, some cold water needs to be put over the jihadists and
> extremists of all
> stripes. We are grown people and should learn to take criticism instead of
> hiding under the
> religion-bashing label.
> On a related point, you have probably noticed that Santosh takes flak because
> of his Hindu name.
> Regards,
> George
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