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THE ROT IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Isaac Gomes After 37 days of protests, slogans and student gatherings, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) led agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar was called off on July 25, after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted their demands amid the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. During a very recent media presentation Lok Sabha…
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FROM CATHECHISM TO ATHEISM
Can catechism lead to atheism? Not surprisingly, it can. I am sharing below the testimony of a Sunday School teacher of 20 year’s standing. It brought me to tears. If you too are a parent, priest, pastor, catechist, student or a critically aware young person, then please read this. I have also added some reflections…
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BISHOPS, THEOLOGIANS AND A COCKROACH
About 10 bishops and 50 theologians from across the country gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Agra on 25th/ 26th July for the 27th Colloquium of the CBCI’s Commission for Doctrine. As a layman I was the only cockroach. The theme was: A Rereading of the Theological Journey of Pope Benedict 16 (Joseph Ratzinger). Rev Dr…
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DOES GOD NEED OUR MONEY?
The theft and alleged misappropriation of offerings at the Ram Janambhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has been hogging the headlines. Will the big fish be caught? Were huge sums of money siphoned off to purchase the loyalty of wayward MPs from some Opposition Parties? Gong by our past record of investigation; and sensitive issues being kept…
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DID GOD CREATE COCKROACHES?
Yes, cockroaches are the flavour of the season (yuck), thanks to the intemperate remarks of the CJI, Hon’ble Sri Surya Kumar, and the satirical movement of Abhijeet Dipke, then ensconced in the USA. To his credit he returned to India to face the music at the risk of being arrested. We need to get a…
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QUEERING THE PITCH
This saying literally means upsetting well laid plans. Whose plans? God’s plans. Who has queered the pitch – Church leaders and so-called missionaries. Why? Because they seem to have chosen their own path over the way the Lord would have expected of them. These thoughts came to me when, a couple of days ago, I…
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I’m a devout Christian turned atheist, who like Father Stan Swamy follows the life of Jesus of Nazareth (not of…
The inner connotation of this question is whether any foreign remittance (direct or indirect) was there. Obviously the government will…
The inner connotation of this question is whether any foreign remittance (direct or indirect) was there. Obviously the government will…
The question is pertinent: who sponsored and helped this welcome Andolan? If the source is reliable and accountable why not…
Very well written Fr Stan Swami lived a simple Life. And lived with the Bible teachings. What about the Head…