On Nov 13, 2012, at 1:37 AM, PAES <[email protected]> wrote: > FOOD FOR THOUGHT > Portuguese occupation of Goa was wrong. > Forced conversions to Christianity were wrong. > Now, ask any Goan whose ancestors were converted: ‘Do you repent you are now > a Christian as a result? > The resounding answer (in my opinion) will be “NO”.
RESPONSE: 1: occupation of a land which does not belong to oneself is always wrong. 2: uninvited occupation is worse. 3: one way to correct a wrong is to ask the occupied about their wishes. 4: that process is called a referendum. 5: forced conversions to ANY religion (even by way of the imposition/imprisonment in eternal bondage courtesy the apartheid Caste System) is wrong. 6: the good thing about forced conversions to Christianity is that a number of 'converted' folks (as in Carambolim) never really converted except in Surname. These folks 'came out' in 1962. 7: The vast majority of those who jump up and down about being forcibly converted to Christianity in Goa, have not yet converted back to Hinduism or Islam. They just flap their wings like those who cursed the Portuguese and yet migrated to Portugal. 8: Some oppressed Hindus migrated to Buddhism with Dr. Ambedkar. 9: amcho ole_xac will advise us when he plans to recommend a referendum for T. Berta. 10: until that time, it is chop suey ani ' chourisan' for us.....UNLESS we finally decide to work and study hard, use our talents and uplift ourselves. jc
