>The lighting of Christmas trees is akin to ground-breaking pujas and could >be termed 'cultural'.
**** That is a real streeeetch! Diwali lighting maybe. But not performing Pujas., which will be same as holding a church service. Would they let the Muslims perform a similar service ? Or would they have let a Dalit perform such a Puja? On Feb 11, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > KC, > > Even in Texas, there are court buildings with the 10 Commandments. > > The greater issue is that media channels like Fox or any number of the > conservative talk shows, and even senators & congressmen/women are regularly > on the media spewing one form hatred (or prejudice) or another. And these > folks are supposedly the intellectuals of the country. > > Most will skillfully maneuver themselves just short of existing laws (or > societal principles). > > The lighting of Christmas trees is akin to ground-breaking pujas and could > be termed 'cultural'. > > --Ram da > > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Krishnendu Chakraborty < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Here is from wiki -- >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore#Early_prayer.2FTen_Commandments_controversy >> "The practice of opening court sessions with prayer, though not uniform >> throughout Alabama, continues in state courtrooms today" >> >> **** The difference lies in HOW those who believe in those PRINCIPLES in >> reality >> ( not just wear them on their sleeves to look good) fight back. >> >> --- I thought you are one of those who believe "in those PRINCIPLES in >> reality" but strange I never saw you fighting back Obama's lighting the >> CHRISTMAS tree or Supreme Court (and numerous other US Govt. offices) >> decorated with CHRISTMAS tree. >> >> May be I was wrong and you are just one who wear them on their sleeves to >> look good :) >> >> >> BTW, WHOSE tradition is it to decorate a Christmas tree ? >> >> Tough questions ... I understand. Don't bother to even attempt to reply. >> >> ***************************************************************** >> On Feb 11, 2011, at 11:52 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >>> Well, C'da >>> >>> I don't think they should be taken lying down. People do protest. And >>> sometimes those protests work. But, how on earth are you going to change >>> belief systems & prejudices that are ages old. >> >> **** That has to come from the intellectuals from the ranks of the >> adherents of those faiths. >> If it is absent, it demonstrates the vacuity of their beliefs. >> >>> And unfortunately, you don't have go all the way to India to find >> examples. >>> You can pretty much find some great examples in this country - the >> bastion >>> of secular/democratic principles >> >> **** The difference lies in HOW those who believe in those PRINCIPLES in >> reality >> ( not just wear them on their sleeves to look good) fight back. Remember >> the TEN Commandments >> Statue in the Alabama Supreme Court Building? You know where they are now, >> don't you :-)? >> >> >> >>> >>> --Ram >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> *** So, should that therefore be accepted, taken lying down :-)? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >>>> >>>>>> What I object to is claiming to be secular on the one hand, while >>>>> practising religious hegemony, on the sly or overtly. >>>>> >>>>> C'da, >>>>> >>>>> While this sounds nice, it is really Utopian. I don't believe there is >> a >>>>> single country where religious hegemony does not exist in some for or >> the >>>>> other (of course, I am talking about democracies). >>>>> >>>>> And in democracies, it's not just the problems of religious hegemony, >>>> don't >>>>> forget to add language, state, race, caste & color into the mix. >>>>> >>>>> ---Ram >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> *** I think so too. They have a long and enviable history and >>>> civilization. >>>>>> >>>>>> *** I have no problem with a homogeneous society willing to remain >> bound >>>>>> by religious rule--its their choice. What I object to is claiming to >> be >>>>>> secular on the one hand, while >>>>>> practising religious hegemony, on the sly or overtly. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hehe! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now, we will have to see if that bit of 'secularism' you were just >>>>>> talking >>>>>>> about will be palatable :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But, I think, the Egyptians will just fine. From all indications, it >>>>>> looks >>>>>>> like the army will facilitate the transition, and Egypt will have a >>>>>>> government chosen by it's people. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---Ram >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at >> gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Now comes the hard part :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/11/egypt.protests/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1 >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>>>> assam at assamnet.org >>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>>> assam at assamnet.org >>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>> assam at assamnet.org >>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>> assam at assamnet.org >>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> assam mailing list >>>>> assam at assamnet.org >>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> assam mailing list >>>> assam at assamnet.org >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> assam mailing list >>> assam at assamnet.org >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
