To be fair to the Municipality, they are not demolishing crosses alone. When roads are being widened, do you really expect them to build the road around the cross? Not possible in a land starved city like Bombay.
The East Indian Christians are protesting. Did they protest when they pocketed huge sums of money while selling their lands to builders while Bandra was being modernized? The crosses were once a part of 'gaothan' (East Indian village) life. Today they are an anachronism. Bandra is no longer a Gaothan. It is an ultra-rich suburb where a one-bedroom flat in the right vicinity goes for a couple of crore of rupees or more. Is there any reason why the faithful cannot pray in churches and why a cross on the road is any different from the cross in church. The Christians in India need to focus on more meaningful issues with regard to their place in the community. Starting with the corrupt priests who sell Church land for their own benefit. Roland. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jane gillian rodrigues Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 11:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Goanet] 2-pls stop demolition of Crosses in Mumbai Sub - Pls stop demolition of Crosses in Mumbai
