On Jan 21, 2008 8:21 AM, J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> please provide proof that Fr. Ivo (or the Church) > is 'keen on promoting casteism WITHIN the Church'? What would you call fighting for the rights of "Christian Dalits" who knew full well that they were giving up their rights to reserved status when they converted (or maybe that was glossed over in their catechism classes). > May I also ask you the following: Is the Statutory (Indian) > designation of SC/ST an instrument of caste-discrimination ... one that is being misused and abused like the those on other continents. Instead of reserving quotas for oppressed peoples, give them the tools to rise on their own merits which will take a few generations (and a good christian education ;-) ... Trying to do it overnight with special quotas is counter-productive and creates tensions with bonafide applicants. Land is no longer a measure of status..... > subjugated them and took away their land. > What "freedom" are you referring to? One that exists without > opportunity to earn a better living and removes the ability to apply > for help in the quest for upward mobility? Self help and a secular education (which is now freely available to all) is the best route to upward mobility. Depending on hand-outs and special status delays that "freedom". good wishes, Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. -- http://2008goanconvention.com
