Price of Non-Practicing Goan Catholics: Gilbert Lawrence: How about encouraging all those Goenkars who wear their 'Non-Practicing Goan Catholics' label as a 'badge of honor'? However if articulate individuals, like you, are not willing to step to the plate, we cannot complain later that the Goan Catholic culture/identity is 'splitting at the seams'.
Mervyn Lobo: If a member of your family leaves the faith or chooses another faith? Deuteronomy 13:6-11 clearly states, it is you obligation to kill them. Gabe Menezes and many others: Let him without sin throw the first stone. Gilbert Lawrence responds: As my post yesterday outlines, I concur with several respondents who insists that the Old Testament cannot be interpreted literary with regard to "stoning to death" those who transgress religious practices. However this does not reduce the gravity of the wrongdoing when the religious edicts are ignored. So instead of arguing the punishment, we need to discuss and emphasize the seriousness of the offence. The worst that may happen, Goans (like Adam) will be thrown out of Paradise (Amchem Bangarachem Goyem). This is because we will have lost 'Our Roots and Identity' and "our community" will no longer exist as a collectively defined cultural group by social scientists. Then the Non-Practicing Goan Catholics and their now silent supporters (dusrem Goemkars) can write long stories in print and on the net. And as we are forced out of Paradise, (our Goa state), we can weep and scream all we want. At this time, Feni, Carnival Parades, Valentine Day ani Mother's Day are not going to save us. Though Feni will be considered cultural and we will be allowed to keep it. :-)) ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
