Hi Bosco
Apropos your reply below, Thy Will Be Done!
Cornel
- Original Message -
From: Bosco D'Mello
RESPONSE: Sure, Cornel..I expected to hear from that quarter. You
would
like us to take into consideration objections from agnostics and
atheists -
sincere and otherwise at the
Gabe,
I have re-read what I wrote and see no contradictions.
I only see asinine attempts by you to embarrass
yourself by trying to defend the indefensible and a
futile attempt to attack those who exposed you.
The fact remains that the Muslim greeting was used
inappropriately and incorrectly by
Bosco,
Thanks for giving me the last word and not censoring
me as some of the other moderators have occasionally
done using the excuse that my response was of topic
WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL POST INCREDIBLY WAS NOT.
If your advice to use Dev Borem Korum had been used
initially, instead of the Muslim
On 19/02/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of English
would
know that there is no contradiction between
finding a
properly spoken and respectfully used greeting
acceptable and an inappropriately
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 16/02/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Dear Anonymous,
No, we cannot let it rest with your absurd
comment.
Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of English
would
know that there is no contradiction between
finding a
properly
Dear Anonymous,
I find it amusing that you cannot even disclose your
name.
Secondly, it was YOU who entered this debate
gratuitously and defended Gabe Menezes' inappropriate
and incorrect use of a Muslim greeting, and then made
some absurd comments about my response being
contradictory, which it
Hi Bosco
Surely, Dev Borem Korum would be objectionable to many sincere agnostics and
atheists.Why bring religion or God into this debate at all?
Cornel
- Original Message -
From: Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject:
Well done Bosco, appreciate it v much, lets keep that Christian Faith
uplifted all the time !!
Claude
From: Bosco D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org
To: goanet@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Re: Salaam ali kum
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006
On 16/02/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Anonymous,
No, we cannot let it rest with your absurd comment.
Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of English would
know that there is no contradiction between finding a
properly spoken and respectfully used greeting
acceptable and an
Dear Anonymous,
No, we cannot let it rest with your absurd comment.
Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of English would
know that there is no contradiction between finding a
properly spoken and respectfully used greeting
acceptable and an inappropriately used one
unacceptable.
--- Gulf
: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Salaam ali kum!
Whoever you are,
While I agree that any properly spoken and
well-intentioned greeting is sweet, it is far from
sweet, in fact downright patronizing, demeaning and
insulting, when one tries to co-opt a greeting
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My dear, I agree with you, its just that, things get
out of
hand when a certain someone enters the fray. I shall
leave
this matter alone - as you said, a greeting is a
greeting
however it is given and even if it is misspelt!
I was just wondering,
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 13/02/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying
to
co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a
mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim
anywhere
who would use the word ali in this
Whoever you are,
While I agree that any properly spoken and
well-intentioned greeting is sweet, it is far from
sweet, in fact downright patronizing, demeaning and
insulting, when one tries to co-opt a greeting in
another language and then distorts its form and usage.
--- Gulf International
On 13/02/06, Gulf International Promotions [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is the most absurd discussion we have come across! A greeting is just
as SWEET in any form! so please drop IT!
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Salaam ali kum!
Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by
On 13/02/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying to
co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a
mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim anywhere
who would use the word ali in this greeting. It's
just flat out wrong.
RESPONSE:
Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying to
co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a
mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim anywhere
who would use the word ali in this greeting. It's
just flat out wrong.
--- George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cheers Gabe, may your
On 09/02/06, George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cheers Gabe, may your God be with you. Is the salutation specific to a
particular religion and
hence, excludes others? Do Shites and Sunnis accept it equally? What about
the Aga khanis? What
about the non-coastal areas of East Africa or
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