I don't see any logic in the justification given below for characterizing religious extremism as secularism, Goan style. Society would be better served by doing just the opposite - calling religious bigots religious bigots and not generalizing their activities to the rest of their community or their place of origin - in the present case, Goa.
As for the government doing anything about hate-filled rants posted by abusive bigoted religious fanatics on the web, please let us know what kind of internet censorship or government intervention you advocate in a free secular democracy. Perhaps, other secular governments can then apply that to all such organizations around the world. Cheers, Santosh 2011/12/5 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> > > This *is* secularism Goa-style, because: > > (i) A supposedly "secular" Congress government turns a blind eye to > all of this, and the "Opposition" position on it is even more rich! > > (ii) In addition: "The Goa Government had come under criticism after > the incident for funding the outfit's daily Sanatan Prabhat through > release of advertisements despite it propagating the idea of the Hindu > Rashtra and writing against the minorities." > http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ws130911Maharashtra.asp and > http://twocircles.net/2009oct30/goa_government_was_advertising_sanatan_sansthan_paper.html > > (iii) All that is needed is a change of name or launching a new front, > and all the hate-speech and campaigning can continue unabated. > > (iv) To add to it all, "secular" campaigners end up raising a hue and > cry when someone sees a problem with the above. FN > > PS: And now, the "Opposition" in Goa is going about sending feast day > greetings for the SFX feast! Some "secularism" this, I say! > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
