--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I agree with Santosh and would rephrase his last >sentence to read "When warranted and fact-based, >there ought to be no limits on religious and >ideological criticism on Goanet". >
George, Thanks for rephrasing my last sentence. I hope it reassures those who complain about religious criticism. > >The only sick and depraved comments I have read have >been made against Hindus, Indians, and Sikhs - at >least one comment I protested a month ago. > There are no "devout" Hindus/Sikhs or fervent Indian nationalists in this forum to complain about this. I cannot imagine what would happen if this forum were invaded by RSS types. It is unlikely that religious chauvinists of any persuasion really mean to express love and affection towards another religion. > >For devout Catholics and devout religious people >there are other devout discussion-lists devoted to >their way of thinking, cloistered from the lens of >public scrutiny. A place where one can feel secure >and comfortable in one's biases and beliefs. Goanet >is not such a place - it is the Anjuna flea market >and not the Saligao Church. > There have been many attempts over the years to make Goanet such a place by petitioning the people in charge to expel the religious critics. My appeal to those who are interested in making this happen is: Please collect signatures on an open petition in this forum. Let us see how many devout Goanetters want this to be a religion-friendly forum. If you can get enough signatures then you can even have Goanet patronized (matronized?) by a Hindu goddess or saint. Cheers, Santosh
