*Comment about Bom Jesus Basilica among 7 wonders of Portuguese origin* *Sat Jun 13 22:48:21 PDT 2009*
Ignatius Fernandes writes: "When Indira Gandhi was assassinated by a Sikhbody guard a lot of Sikhs men, women, and children were indiscriminatelyburned, hacked and murdered by Hindus." My response: Just to set the record straight. The ones who murdered theSikhs did not do so as Hindus. They did it as Congressmen. Joao observes:I suppose, since they were Congressman, they ceased to be Hindus! Ignatius Fernandes as writes: "We should talk of recent events first beforewe tackle events in previous centuries." My response: We can tackle ALL events at the same time. One shouldrecognize that the inquisition in Goa happened many years before the twothat Ignatius has mentioned. If we were to follow his criteria fordiscussions, then one can always use a recent event to shut down discussionon a previous issue. Joao observes: The Inquisition happened centuries ago. No one who is alive today can be held personally responsible. There is a difference, my friend ... Best Regards, Dr U. G. Barad