This is in reference to a letter published on a couple of newspapers in
respect to Religion and Politics. The writer in fact compares the article on
‘Renovação’ as a misuse of Freedom of speech , when in fact, what he states in
the letter as facts, have absolutely no truth, a clear
On 27th May the voters of Periyapatna Assembly constituency in Karnataka
voted to elect their MLA. The high light on the polling day was a scuffle
after the Congress candidate K Venkatesh tried to perform Puja on the
Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at the polling booth at Kittur in Punada
village.
After reading the message (appended here below), I'm convinced that religion
and politics is a recipe for disaster!
I find religious outfits in Goa taking active part in Goa politics as if
almighty have created them only for doing this! Can the writer of the
message take some couching camps
I believe Goanet and Goanet members are Secular(!).
Based on this assumption I would like to conclude above subject saying
Religion at no cost can be intermixed with Politics.
Secondly Religion can never and ever get intermixed with Science
If at all any personality is trying to say
Sachin Phadte wrote:
The issues that HJS is taking are not rooted in the past. The issue of ethnic
cleansing of the Kashimiri Pandits is within the last twenty years. The issue
of conversions by some of the churches is of the recent past. Could the HJS
have taken up the issues in a 'dignified'
In her post, Selma Carvalho asks me: Do we really want to be mired in the past
forever? I do not think anyone sensible would only answer the question as NO.
However, the past should not be sanitised to suit any purpose, and truth should
always be told. In this respect, I am told that Rev
--- Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is
nothing in the history of Hinduism or Buddhism to
compare with the obsessive ferocity of Christianity
and Islam in their persecution of other religions or
of dissident groups within their own religious
tradition.
RESPONSE:
Please let's
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 13:48:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My experience in exposing misinformation is that facts
rarely win out against a religious or political
ideology from the standpoint of its aging adherents,
no matter how intelligent, well-educated or well-read
they
In her comment on the rejoinders by Fredrick Noronha and Santosh Helekar, Selma
Carvalho writes: Hindu kings have been in constant battle with each other for
eons, spreading far in the South East, and at times showing utter ruthlessness
in their decimation,as in Sri Lanka...
When we identify
--- Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When we identify the kinds as Hindus, it would be
necessary to establish that they justified their
action on the basis of what Hinduism has taught
them. It is quite possible to engage in secular
wars, rather than communal ones.
Could Selma
Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We have to begin the process of telling and
retelling our history as history, not as a grievance,
a open sore to be nursed perpetually by a sense of
victim-hood. To this extent, I think there is a lot
to be done in sponsoring speakers, writers,
magazines,
websites that
--- Frederick [FN] Noronha
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Definitely not a good idea. It would give an excuse
for malafide interests to argue that people fight
communalism in Goa because funds come in from
overseas.
It is not a good idea for other reasons as well.
Organized opposition to any kind of
Definitely not a good idea. It would give an excuse for malafide
interests to argue that people fight communalism in Goa because funds
come in from overseas.
The time has long come for:
1. Every concerned citizen to fund the purchase of books that help
themselves better understand the ideologies
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Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
http://www.casadegoa.org
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There are many things going on in my mind which no one
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Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
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Dears, A leader of a party that
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