http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:31:19 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-355039 Gut! 355039@desicritics.org Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:31:19 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-354813 Sie haben eine schöne Seite! 354813@desicritics.org Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:50:31 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-354812 Sie haben eine schöne Seite! 354812@desicritics.org Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:49:50 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-352697 you have a great site! 352697@desicritics.org Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:52:45 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-352696 you have a great site! 352696@desicritics.org Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:52:08 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-312070 Chandra, Smallsquirrel is right. When it comes to organized religion, or even disorganized ones for that matter, no point arguing along rational lines. Most religions try to provide answers for issues that do not have any "true" answers. Faith and rational logic do not mix well. As somebody who has, as yet (!) beeen totally untouched by religion, my take is: please practice as much religion as you want as long as you do not trumpet the superiority of your own religion or the putative inferiority of somebody else's religion or non-religion. The secularist solution of separating church and state may not solve all problems, but it does go a long way on the road... 312070@desicritics.org Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:45:10 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-312060 SS Ya, agree with you. Just got a little provoked. Mr Mathew. You have a right to believe in whatever you wish. No problems. Due apologies for provoking you. regards 312060@desicritics.org Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:58:54 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-312048 chanrda... the want to believe in god is very personal.... leave others to it if they want... it is their personal choice... no need to taunt or make a scene, yaar. there is a reason why religions are built on FAITH. you dont have to believe, but stop being such a nightmare to those who choose to. 312048@desicritics.org Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:44:11 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-312035 AS Mathew It is true, i am picking up fights with missionaries like you. I love doing that. :-) But the fact is that there is no historical evidence of jesus, simple. The earliest evidence of the Gospel is the 3rd century AD and no one is even sure if it is a true story. Mr. Mathew on your second point, what are you saying? Are you suggesting that Christians should not celebrate christmas in Orissa because Graham Staines was burnt? That is the silliest thing I have heard. Mr. Mathew, the whole thing is about numbers.....and the numbers of practising christians around the world (except India) is coming down. You must ask the question.....why? May be it is time for you to become secular in your make up. Can you do some Good without God being involved? Try and see the satisfaction. Remove the fear of God in you know and you will feel free. You are just a biological organism at the end of the day. 312035@desicritics.org Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:07:39 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311996 once again, A.S. your words, which border on proselytizing, are what cause others to attack you. If you had not gotten all jingoistic then Chandra and the rest would not have come after you. I am not telling you not to say it, I am just saying that you again fail to see the cause and effect. 311996@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:15:07 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311984 Mr. Chandra, I am not going to argue about the birth of Jesus Christ. You may visit where He was born and go through the history and learn. Concerning the details of the attacks on Christians, there are all kinds of reports coming, putting the blame on each other. If I am the leader of a certain religion, I will not dare to get closer to another religious festivities while frictions are boiling up. Some people are born to this world as warhorses, and if they get into the forefront of an agitation, they will get the abuse, may be physical. According to your report, why in the world an 80 year old Swami which can't run fast went to bother the religion function of another religion? It was simply provoking a fight! You are changing the subject from Merry Christmas to another subject to create an argument for the sake of argument. 311984@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:09:25 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311961 corrections xmas = 10th month which is what month of December(Dasam amber) was until some christian monarch in the west, a few century ago, decided to modify the calander year end to fall in December. Previously, solar calender year began in March. So what was originally 10th pagan month became 12th calander month, and what was Pagan celebration of 10th month and celebration of pagan new year(it was celebrated based on lunar calender that usually fell on 10th month) were hijacked as Christian celebrations. Because of such gymnastics with calander, pagan celebrations of 10th Month were tricked to fall in 8th month(asta amber = 8th month = october) and now celebrated as Holloween. Thus christians hijacked Pagan xmas for themselves and converted original pagan xmas into holloween falling in a false 10th month. That is the essence of trick or treat. There is lot of confusion even in wikipedia even though it is not written from Pagan point of view. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar 311961@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:59:38 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311954 xmas = 10th month which is what month of December(Dasam amber) was until some christian monarch in the west a few century ago decided to modify the calander year end to fall in calender year in December. Previously, New year began on 1st March. So what was originally 10th pagan month became 12th calander month, and what was Pagan celebration of 10th month and celebration of pagan new year were hijacked as Christian celebrations. Because of such gymnastics with calander, pagan celebrations of 10th Month were tricked to fall in 8th month(asta amber = 8th month = october) and celebrated as Holloween. Thus christians hijacked Pagan xmas for themselves and gave pagan the holloween in a false 10th month. That is the essence of trick or treat. Celebrations of 10th month was pagan festival. It marked the festivities at the end of farming season. It had nothing to do with birth of christ. Even worship of tree during christmas is totally pagan and had anything to do with christ. Christianity have the long tradition of adopting local culture and festivals and supplanting them with chrstian meanings to hijack them. That tradition continues till modern times in many tribal and native regions. 311954@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:32:22 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311938 AS Mathew "the birth of Jesus Christ's immaculate conception is written, also very clearly it is written in the Bible" How illogical can this be? Can you prove how this can happen? Unless of course you are suggesting that IVF technology existing 2000 years ago. The fact is that there is no Archeological evidence to support Jesus' existence......... 311938@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:59:00 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311936 Mr. AC Mathew Your tongue in cheek comments make no difference to me. I have put up with this kind of nonsense for the last 35 years. On the other hand you must be greatly worried after the lies you mentioned in the other post about Mr. Saraswati of VHP not having been hurt by your missionary friends. Every news channel now reports his admission in the MKCG hospital in Cuttack. I am sure your God must be quite upset with you. :-) 311936@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:40:58 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311934 Mr. Chandra, your knowledge about every subject under the Sun is fathomless, and sometimes I wonder that the website "Desicritics" will be inactive without you. I am very proud of your talents in research and writing. Well, there is some differences of opinion about the exact date of birth of Jesus Christ. I don't have any idea in which you believe. You say that you don't believe in God but sometimes you mention the name of God. In the holy book of Muslims (Koran), the birth of Jesus Christ's immaculate conception is written, also very clearly it is written in the Bible. If you think that more than 2/3 of the world population (Muslims and Christians combined) believe in a total myth, I don't know, how to correct your mindset. I feel that Jesus needs people of your calibre for His work. Saul, who was changed to St. Paul was of your nature. Someday, your will come to know the historical Jesus. With due respect to your personal opinion, I pray. I am not going to argue about a solid truth, the truth does't need any support. 311934@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:29:50 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311930 Christmas is not a religious festival. 25th December was chosen because an ancient Pagan event was scheduled on the same day. Jesus christ if he existed was born in April. Here in the west it is offensive to wish people and say 'Merry Christmas'----> Happy Holidays is what it is...... In another 10 years only countries will low self esteem (like India) will be celebrating christmas the way the vatican wants people to.....we are slaves of the west....we will remain so...all our lives...... 311930@desicritics.org Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:49:41 EST http://desicritics.org/2007/12/25/025951.php#comment-311846 Great pictures. Christmas is the most celebrated event in the entire world. Even though it is somewhat commercialized, still the positive side is that, this season gives a new spirit of life and hope to everybody who are paticipating because " THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE REASON OF THIS SEASON". 311846@desicritics.org Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:18:59 EST