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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sandeep Heble said: God sucks or religion?Mon Dec 29 22:07:50 PST 2008 The same principle would apply to Samir's "God sucks" post. If we hadapplied the tests of reasonableness at the very first instance whichyou seem to have done now, it would have been clear to each one of usthat Samir meant the "concept of God" and not God literally. And bylogic and inference Religion too, since religion is based on theconcept of God. ------- Reply: Some people may have got the word wrong. I'm quiet happy to dissect what Samir said during 360 days of the year. To have posted that statement during Christian Holy Happy days is what most of us Christians took offence to. It does not matter what he assumes or his conception is, it is the TIMING that was offencive. In his defence to justify he said 'right to convert' topic was going on for a long time, - 'god sucks' was his reply. Christians do not go on a campaign trail during Christmas to convert people, - God sucks could have waited. NOW HIS CONCEPTION HAS CHANGED AGAIN, HAS IT? Or YOU making up stories as you go along to shield him. Words can be manipulated, what is meant during certain period is hurtful. My assumption of him is that he is not thinking straight or he is psychologically traumatised in wanting to be part of Christianity. In frustration he is unwittingly using negative psychology at an appropriate time, to frustrate Christians. ED.
