Mario wrote: > Why wasn't this posted by one of the vaunted defenders in India of > everything Christian. Did Marshall not see this? Where is Fr. Ivo? > Where is Jason Keith? Don't any of our Indian Goans read the Times of > India? I'd like to know what they have to say for themselves.
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:07:09 +0530 From: Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> I do not generally comment on any intra-religious issues - whether, hindu, muslim, christian or otherwise. These are best left to be tackled from within the communities as then there is greater acceptance. Mario asks: Whaaaat???!!! Are you now telling us you are not a Christian? If intra-religious issues "....are best left to be tackled within the communities..." then doesn't this mean that you - assuming you are a Christian - should have been the first one to post the Times of India report on the abominable abuse of Catholic nuns, and expressed your outrage and demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice and expelled from the Catholic Church? Marshall wrote: I consider hindutva (ideology) to be the greatest threat we as a nation are facing today. Mario responds: I don't think anyone on Goanet, including the Hindus, has defended the excesses of Hindutva. What they object to are suggestions Hindutva applies to all Hindus or when they believe your facts or interpretations are faulty. Marshall wrote: I find we goans so insular in our thinking that very often we do not see the danger till it is right on our door step. Mario responds: Marshall, with all due respect you are describing yourself, not to mention your single-minded obsession with Hindutva and little else. Apparently, because one of the abused nuns did not show up at your door step, you felt quite comfortable to ignore her plight and the others like her. By the way, where is Fr. Ivo? May I appeal to him to take a break from re-defining the English language to address this issue which he should be much more concerned about?
