I understand the position of Marshall Mendonza. Marshall is not a devout Hindu. He is a devout Christian propagandist. Therefore, he is not expected to understand what a devout Hindu apologist like Sandesh Anvekar would perceive as offensive or hateful to his own religion. Marlon has nicely illustrated the quote from the so-called Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF) that a devout Hindu might regard as anti-Hindu. Here is what Marlon said:
QUOTE The above statement implies that this prostitution/enslavement is part of the Hindu "practice" while the path through christianity offers them "salvation". Conclusion: hinduism is inferior, christianity is superior. If Nasci had a little more finesse in his writing ability, he would make a perfect reporter for the CSF. UNQUOTE ....Marlon Menezes It is very easy to demonstrate that the CSF is not a secular forum, and that it is, as I have stated, "a Catholic propaganda outfit as much as the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a Hindu propaganda outfit". Indeed, ironically Marshall himself has provided evidence for this fact in his following quote: QUOTE The worst that can be said about the CSF is that sometimes it goes overboard and tends to over-react to minor and inconsequential issues like that of calling for a ban on the Da Vince Code movie or more recently A R Rahman's song which contains the word 'Hosanna". UNQUOTE .....Marshall Mendonza No secular organization would ever choose to impose its will on the people in general on self-serving parochial religious grounds, in violation of a fundamental constitutional right to free speech, by calling for a ban of a movie. Please note that the general secretary of CSF, Joseph Dias publicly issued the following threat of possible violence if Da Vinci Code was not banned: QUOTE You can't make fiction on a religious figure. Tempers are already running quite high and there's no way of saying what could happen if the movie is released UNQUOTE ......Joseph Dias, General Secretary of CSF Please see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4759111.stm A former corporator of Mumbai named Nicholas Almeida who along with the CSF has led the protest march for banning movies that the CSF finds offensive, announced a "dead or alive" bounty of 11 lakhs for the head of Dan Brown, the author of the Da Vinci book. Please see: http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=28317 As far as anti-secular hatred on other fronts is concerned, the CSF has also joined the hate-filled homophobia campaign by providing links to bogus propaganda articles claiming that homosexuality is linked to the crime of pedophilia. Please see: http://persecutedchurch.info/2011/04/14/national-campaigns/ Finally, I would like to point out that as a religious propagandist, Marshall Mendonza might have a lot in common with Sandesh Anvekar. He mixes his religion with politics, selectively reports news items on the propaganda websites of his religion, and lashes out against anybody whom he perceives as being, or saying anything, contrary to his religio-political views. The selective bias is also evident from the fact that he is not sensitive to hatred, abuse or derision when it is directed at other religions and other communities, unless there is some political significance in it for him. He cannot appreciate the fact that the Devadasi issue, cherry-picked by the CSF, ignoring the much broader world-wide problem of prostitution, referred to by Noronha, as well as the incoherent boorish anti-Hindu rants of Nascimento and Floriano, might be insulting to a devout Hindu apologist such as Sandesh. Cheers, Santosh ----- Original Message ----- From: Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> > > Response: > > 1.As usual Santosh tends to exaggerate, mislead and obfuscate issues. > In no way can the CSF be compared or equated with the HJS. I have yet > to see one provocative article inciting hate or violence against any > religion. Neither have I come across any hate literature or propaganda > espoused by it like the HJS. If Santosh has come across any, I would > request him to provide the links. The worst that can be said about the > CSF is that sometimes it goes overboard and tends to over-react to > minor and inconsequential issues like that of calling for a ban on > the Da Vince Code movie or more recently A R Rahman's song which > contains the word 'Hosanna". It has been playing an exemplary role in > highlighting acts of hate and violence against the Christian community > which generally go unnoticed in the secular media. Unlike the CSF, the > HJS/ SS has been involved in terrorist activities and is currently > being considered for being banned by the security forces and > government. > > 2. I went through the article in question. Nowhere does it point out > any flaw in the Hindu religion. In fact, it offers hope to those whom > society has cast away. For those conversant or familiar with the > Bible, there is the living example of Mary Magdalene and the > prostitute who was saved by Christ from being stoned. Propagating > one's religion is no crime. There is no anti-Hindu propaganda as > Santosh states. I quote from the article- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
