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This month's Goanet operations sponsored by an Anonymous Donor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Actually, a secularist would not be offended by such public display of parochial religious credo. An Indian secularist is a pluralist. She has no problems tolerating sectarian propaganda in a public forum, as long as it is peaceful. On the scales of true secularism exhibition of self-centered religious certitude weighs no less than strong public criticism of pious superstitions and frauds. We need an equal measure of both on Goanet. Cheers, Santosh --- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm a great fan of free speech, and I hate > advocating > censorship of any sort but Easter is really tough on > my agnostic, secular philosophy of life. It seems > Easter has brought out of the woodworks, among > Albert > (yes, yes, I know I was missing you and all), many > others who insist on telling us the meaning of Good > Friday, the superiority of the Christian way of > life, > etc. > > If I as a lapsed Catholic feel offended and > blatantly > embarrassed by the messages posted on this forum,I > can > well imagine how offended my Hindu and Muslim fellow > members must be feeling. Not only am I offended by > the > religious sentiments expressed but I'm acutely > embarrassed by the sheer ignorance that is > perpetrated > in the name of religion. >