Hello Frederick
P'haps you are right...thanks for the link too. I think in ways we have exhausted this subject, well at least from my point of view. look forward to the next debate! > Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:55:12 +0530 > Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] RE: It is to do with > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi Julia, > > I'm have my doubts about how the media tends to treat issues. > > For instance, I now see a lot of the British skepticism for things > Catholic as a parallel to the Black Legend that the Dutch once created > about the Spanish! As if Dutch colonialism was any less brutal! But > yet we know how the story tells itself, including about the Spanish > Inquisition. > > More about this here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend > > As far as the "photographing incident" at the Saligao church goes, I > was intrigued why it happened, considering that hundreds, if not > thousands, of tourists, semi-professionals and devotees have > photographed this same structure, without a glitch. > > The argument that the photograph was being taken from "outside the > church" is less than honest. The issue is not "outside" or "inside". > As things stand, we have no right to enter private property and demand > the right to photograph it. Of course, anyone can photograph in a > public place (so there would be no issue if the photograph was taken > from outside the property... even if without the intention of being > polite.) > > FN > > 2009/11/23 Julia Macmahon <[email protected]> > > > > I agree with Mervyn, and did see the BBC and other docu. on the Catholic > > Church...I think the issue here is charging for all and sundry by a church > > and a religion based on giving! even though I am a fervent follower of the > > religion I am beginning to question of the ethics of hoarding all the > > wealth and still asking for money! Yet not a single handout during the > > tsunami nor the flooding etc. from the main stream huh? > > > > Another contentious issue was that the CC would not intervene at the > > atrocity in Orissa as it does not succumbe to "politics" yet is happy to > > pontificate to other countries on their politics...but here again diverting > > from the main issue! > > -- > Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 > Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism > ANOTHER GOA: http://tiny.cc/anothergoa > > -- > This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en > Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! _________________________________________________________________ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/ -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
