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Altough a relative newcomer to GOANET and, as such, lacking the weight
and gravitas of the many stalwarts of several years, I would like to add my
feeble voice to endorse strongly the very sane view point on the subject
expressed by M/s Elizabeth Carvalho and Dr.Francisco Colaco.
Temples of one religion have been built over by members of other religions
since times immemorial: the Romans built on Greek sites, many Roman
churches were built on the sites of Roman pagan temples and in the USA,
hundreds of homes have been built on the sites of American Indian burial
grounds, more hallowed to them than churches to us or mosques to Muslims.
So, this is a somewhat sterile discussion that leads nowhere and can only
help
insufflate passions and perhaps, engender the rise of myths, like the one of
the Chosen People "ordained by Divine Fiat" to possess a certain piece of
land,
which they therefore feel entitled to appropriate by dispossessing existing
legitimate owners, driving them to misery.
Let us concentrate instead on matters of import concerning our country,
facing an unprecedented onslaught from occupation by outsiders in outsize
numbers, etc.
Hoping I do not appear too censorious, would it be possible for the editors
to ensure that there is a civil discourse in discussions on any topic? and
that
the use of intemperate language is vetted?
MARCOS GOMES CATAO
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