Dear Selma,
My own views are these. I disagree with the material that both Deepak Chopra
and Rajiv Malhotra have written on Huffington Post and elsewhere. Indeed, most
of what they write does not make any sense to me. Promotion of New Age crap is
as detrimental to intellectual progress as
To Goanet -
Let's tally the account until now following this thread initiated by moi.
So far Selma Carvalho has voluntarily confessed to the following:
- that she is not a woman of her word. (Amen)
- that her hands are unclean and bloody. (Amen)
- that Rajiv Malhotra crashed her metabolism
Santosh,
I re-read the original message and it seems that indeed I did misread you. No
where have you taken up for Rajiv Malhotra. And so I owe you an apology and
never let it be said that I did not apologise when I've been wrong.
Best,
Selma
Dear Selma,
Thanks for your kindness. What you have done is quite rare on Goanet nowadays -
a self-examination and admission of error. So you need to be congratulated. I
must also say that your post has made me re-examine all my biases, most of
which I have confessed in my last post, and on
On 11 December 2010 05:14, U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote:
I read the article, and the author calls for equal respect for all
religions. I am very surprised at the reaction (angry?) of Selam Carvalho.
However, having read her posts in the past, I would appreciate if she could
tell
Dear Santosh,
Perhaps you would be wondering what I am doing awake at 3.40 am in London. The
truth is, I couldn't sleep. This debate was very unsettling. I sincerely don't
want to believe that we Goans will divide our loyalties based on our surnames.
Now, because you asked what my personal
Santosh,
It appears I am not a woman of my word. I said you could have the last one and
I
take that back. First off, I haven't attacked you, I have merely pointed out a
reality as I see it - realities maybe distorted. That your particular biases
are
very obvious in any discussion and your
--- On Sat, 12/11/10, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
Santosh,
It appears I am not a woman of my word. I said you could
have the last one and I take that back. First off, I haven't attacked you, I
have merely pointed out a reality as I see it - realities maybe distorted.
That your
It is indeed reprehensible that such a repulsive article should find its way
into the Huffington post but it is not surprising that the self-hating far left
should advocate such things without knowing the impact such opinions create for
Christian communities not based in the USA.
But the
--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
But the validity of the article can be easily tested thus: Try getting an
article published in a respectable outlet which says Hinduism or Islam is an
intolerant religion in the US or any Western democracy. There will
be an
Santosh Helekar writes:
This is not true at all. There is a lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam
published by respectable outlets in western democracies.
-
Response:
I read the two articles that were appended as proof that there is a lot of
criticism
To Goanet -
Selma Carvalho writes:
It is indeed reprehensible that such a repulsive article should find its way
into the Huffington post but it is not surprising that the self-hating far
left
should advocate such things without knowing the impact such opinions create
for
Christian
Santosh Helekar:
This is not true at all. There is a lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam
published by respectable outlets in western democracies. Islamophobia is
quite rampant in the U.S. in particular. Here is an article criticizing
Hindus in the New York Times:
I read the article, and the author calls for equal respect for all
religions. I am very surprised at the reaction (angry?) of Selam Carvalho.
However, having read her posts in the past, I would appreciate if she could
tell us what exactly does she object in the article.
Best regards,
U G Barad
--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
You are as protective about Hinduism as I am about Christianity. I have no
problem with that, it is what any member belonging to a certain community
would do. I have a problem only when you try to convince us of
your
--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
Response:
I went through the above article. I did not find any criticism of Hinduism as
claimed by Santosh. In fact the article is merely a reporting of the violence
against christians in Kandhamal,Orissa in 2008 by
To Goanet -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajiv-malhotra/hypocrisy-of-tolerance_b_792239.html
Regards,
r
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