In a message dated 04/13/2002 12:02:56 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Sorry, no Christian political pressure or polemic is going to change the
agenda here ;-) >>
Aha!
Yet Naik et al are hell bent on conveniently criticizing and washing their
dirty public linen in the public about the Va
Dear Viniana,
This will be my last email on the topic and I will let you have the last word if you
wish without
further reply.
I primarily organized the conference and can assure you no one pressured me one way or
the other.
This Christian political pressure is the first regarding the confere
George Pinto wrote:
> Dear Viviana,
>
> This will be my last email on the topic and I will let you have the last word if you
>wish without
> further reply.
Thank you. You've always been a gentleman as well as a scholar.
> I primarily organized the conference and can assure you no one pressure
George Pinto wrote:
> Dear Viviana,
>
> I have already explained why Muslim Phil. was included.
Yes, you already did, I agree.
1. Islam was not on the program because it didn't really belong there - if it did it
would have been
included from the beginning.
2. Someone was "keen" to have a venue
Dear Viviana,
Pick up most Asian Philosophy textbooks (we are not talking religions only) and you
will find they
mirror the topics at the Asian Phil. conference. You will also find in our Phil.
Dept. that
Aquinas, Anselm, Augustine, Soren K., Leibniz, Spinoza, Kant et al and their Christian
v
George - in view of the fact that all three MAJOR monotheistic religions began in the
same spot, I do
feel that Judaism and Christianity are as Eastern as Islam, and should be included if
Islam is being
included. They, too, straddle "the two broad classifications." Surely you could find
"ver
May I also add that San Jose State Univ. which is the overall sponsor of these events,
sponsors a
number of conferences/lectures/seminars through the Religious Studies and Humanities
Departments
on Christianity. No one here is turning a blind eye.
George
--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Why on earth should I care to go a place which is blind to Christianity?
>
> NO CHARGE -- HELL NO :(
The conference is about Asian Philosophy (as in Eastern Philosophy).
Christianity/Judaism for
whatever reason (perhaps its origins in Platonic & Aristotle thinkin
