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Posted on 02/08/2011 7:12:21 AM PST by Gamecock
HINDUS HAVE applauded Pope Benedict for including verse from ancient Hindu scripture Upanishads in the Good Friday Meditations and Prayers led by him at Roman Colosseum.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a remarkable gesture from Pope and invited him to study more ancient Hindu scriptures, which were very rich in philosophical thought. He or other Hindu scholars would gladly provide the help and resources in this regard, if asked, Zed added.
Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, also commended His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for inclusion of a verse from Indias Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagores Gitanjali and reference to peace icon Mahatma Gandhi in these prayers.
This years 'Way of the Cross at the Colesseum' Meditations and Prayers on Good Friday, led by Pope, included well-known verse from Brahadaranyakopanishad (Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality), line from Tagores Gitanjali (Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service) and reference to Mahatma Gandhi.
Rajan Zed stressed that all religions should work together for a just and peaceful world. Dialogue would bring us mutual enrichment, he added.
Pope Benedict heads the Roman Catholic Church, which is the largest of the Christian denominations. Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents and moksha (liberation) is its ultimate goal.
Fixed.
Conservativegramma.
“The grave’s a fine and private place
But none I think do there embrace.”
Words such as "false" "wrong" "error" do not attribute motive.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Stop accusing other Freepers of worshiping Satan.
Thank you!
Cronos, stop accusing other posters of worshiping Satan.
And both of you, stop making this thread about individual Freepers. That is also a form of "making it personal."
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Well call me confused, because I'm not sure where you are going with that statement?
The only thing I can think of is perhaps Foxe's Book of Martyrs which tells the story of the over 50 million Christians the RCC slaughtered during her reign of terror between 538 - 1798. You might want to go read it sometime, quite the eye opener. Makes supposed blasphemy by protestants pale in comparison.
I have RESISTED believing a lot of that for decades
even though I’ve studied globalism a lot and therefore secret societies somewhat for 45 years.
I just didn’t want to GO THERE.
I didn’t want to imagine the reaches and the successful invasion of and polluting of “Christian” organizations—particularly major ones like the RCC.
However, if one takes Biblical prophecy seriously, as I think every authentic Christian is obligated to do—then,
OF COURSE satan would attack the groups where he could do the most damage and groups THROUGH WHICH he could do even greater damage.
And he’s clearly done a good job.
I think that video was most disturbing to me for at least 3 reasons:
1. Dr Walter Vieth sp? is so incredibly calm, matter of fact, thorough, meticulous, scrupulous, accurate.
2. He uses the organizations and individual’s own words and documents vs Walter’s own opinions.
3. His information is incredibly congruent with rooms full of puzzle pieces I’ve collected over the 45 years.
So, I didn’t have much choice but to go—OK, LORD, I finally see it and accept that the vast bulk of it is quite true regardless of how alarming.
Thanks for your kind words.
Bringing arguments from one thread to another is “flame baiting.” Likewise, bringing arguments from poster’s off-forum blogs is “flame baiting.”
BEWARE OF THE CRITTERS INDEED.
Particularly now that the Vatican is sounding like it will be giving them it’s blessing.
ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
So, the only way I can keep someone from stalking me is to stay off Free Republic.
Thank you for making that clear.
I find your double standard constructions on reality
outrageously . . . disingenuous . . . to put it extremely mildly.
I realize that
—abuse—truly harsh personally assaultive stuff toward individual Proddys is quite WONDERFUL
AS LONG AS RC’S ARE DISHING IT OUT TO PRODDYS.
—AND horrific and even very untrue characterizations of Pentecostal and other Proddy leaders is
EXCEEDINGLY FAIR GAME—EVEN RIGHTEOUS—as long as
RC’S ARE DISHING IT OUT ABOUT PRODDY LEADERS.
—AND literally stalking RELENTLESSLY in very PERSONALLY harsh, PERSONALLY abusive, PERSONALLY DISHONEST ways is applauded, dogpiled on and cheered
AS LONG AS IT’S RC’S AND AN ORTHODOX HENCHMAN DOING IT TO PRODDYS.
MetMom has endured dozens of literally stalking assaults usually DAILY for months while the perpetrator seemingly exalts in the deeds with relative impunity.
AND YET YOU HAVE THE UNADULATERED CHEEK TO WAIL at my
VERY WITHIN THE RULES minor stuff?
What balderdash. What a twisting of reality!
What an outrageous umintigated double standard.
I used to have a grain or three of respect for you.
"Stalking" involves more than unwanted pings. It includes unsolicited Freepmails or emails, soliciting personal information, off forum behavior, etc.
Y’all typically get away with a lot more than even the better of us Proddys do.
Witness how MetMom has been treated for months.
I think the major difference is
Proddys really do seem to have typically very much thicker skins.
MetMom sails on through it with her head held fittingly above the fray.
The deceptive and dishonest ugliness virtually never stops yet MetMom is amazingly serene and composed.
She’s certainly not vengeful and vindictive in response as is the
STANDARD
Vatican RC rep response hereon.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
I’m skeptical y’all would recognize
THE TRUTH about such issues
if it slapped y’all upside the face every 10 minutes.
The RC biases about such matters hereon depict an
INCAPACITY to objectively see, much less describe reality
with hardly a shred of accuracy.
RC mean-spirited spite and vindictiveness are seen as saintly and exceedingly justified.
Proddy humor and satire is seen as viscious and hateful.
Real impressive.
We don’t have many options to highlight the duplicities of the RC’s on FR. Yet, we’ve learned to do it within the rules.
Yet, that’s not good enough for the RCs.
THEY !!!!DEMAND!!!! even more special treatment than they already get. They !!!!DEMAND!!!! that FR conform to THEIR VATICAN SENSIBILITIES AND PREFERABLY DIRECT VATICAN CONTROL.
Wellllllllllllllll whooooop-T-Do.
What a farce to pretend that’s authentic Christianity.
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