I think NATION is a perfectly appropriate change, but revisions can get troubling.
At services this Yom Kipur, half the congregation had newly revised prayer books, and half had the older copies. The Reform Judaism governing body decided that the prayers should be gender neutral, so all references to God as Father, Lord, King, etc. were expunged. Half the congregation was reading 'O Lord', the other half reading 'O sovereign one'. Sometimes you ought to just let the metafors stand. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Subash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I don't think it is entirely revisionist. You say that the memorial >> includes people who died after indendence and after the end of the >> raj, so it seems to be entirely fitting to say that they died for >> their nation. With a little stretch of the imagination you could also >> say that people who died in the WWs did so for their nation. I should >> think it would have been changed when they inscribed the names of >> people who died in wars following the end of the raj. > > I guess that fits. with a little stretching. :-) > >> It always amazes how little bitterness Indian people seem to have >> towards the British. Even though we ruled India for centuries, and did >> some unspeakable things, Indians always seem very warm towards us. > > don't ask me.... :-)) > > >>> http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/PESO#5257224399856328722 > >>> http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/PESO#5257224400320090594 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
