Re: [JOYnet] Another input on dowry

2001-12-07 Thread Thomas George
Dear JOYnetters, Thanks Priya for your thoughts. Well, this issue of Dowry can go on and on. You have rightly mentioned by saying that " we are knowingly or unknowingly getting trapped in the lust for money which comes into our thoughts through various forms ". Now-a-days, people mak

RE: [JOYnet] Another input on dowry

2001-12-06 Thread Bijo Thomas
ence :-) With a lot of love & prayers, Bijoy/Chicago/USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 7:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [JOYnet] Another input on dowry Priya, You brought up some good points. Let

Re: [JOYnet] Another input on dowry

2001-12-06 Thread LOVELYST
Priya, You brought up some good points. Let me share some of my views on it also. The dowry becomes evil when the marriage decision has a lot to do with the dowry (or even anything to do with dowry). It is also evil when the parents or brothers or other family members are forced to raise money

[JOYnet] Another input on dowry

2001-12-05 Thread Priya Cyriac
Dear Friends, I like to putforth my view on this dowry debate as it turned towards share being received by a girl. Let me put some questions which are coming into my mind right now. 1) If it is the share which needs to be divided equally among all the children, isn't a girl relying on her parent