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"Andres64" |
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14 Sep 2007 10:51:35 AM |
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More theist stupidity |
Report on Hindu god Ram withdrawn
The Indian government has withdrawn a controversial report submitted in
court earlier this week which questioned the existence of the Hindu god
Ram.
The report was withdrawn after huge protests by opposition parties.
The report was presented to the Supreme Court on Wednesday in connection
with a case against a proposed shipping canal project between India and
Sri Lanka.
Hindu hardliners say the project will destroy what they say is a bridge
built by Ram and his army of monkeys.
Scientists and archaeologists say the Ram Setu (Lord Ram's bridge) - or
Adam's Bridge as it is sometimes called - is a natural formation of sand
and stones.
In their report submitted to the court, the government and the
Archaeological Survey of India questioned the belief, saying it was solely
based on the Hindu mythological epic Ramayana.
They said there was no scientific evidence to prove that the events
described in Ramayana ever took place or that the characters depicted in
the epic were real.
Hindu activists say the bridge was built by Lord Ram's monkey army to
travel to Sri Lanka and has religious significance.
In the last two days, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has
launched a scathing attack on the government for questioning the "faith of
the million".
Worried about the adverse reaction from the majority Hindu population of
the country, the Congress Party-led government has now done a U-turn and
withdrawn the statement submitted in court.
The government asked the court for three months to try and sort out the
issue.
Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam, appearing on behalf of the
government, said they would set up a mechanism to hear concerns expressed
by those opposed to the canal project.
The court adjourned the matter for three months saying they would take up
the case again in January.
In the meantime, the court has said that dredging work for the canal could
continue, but Ram's Bridge should not be touched
On Wednesday, Hindu hard-line organisations blocked roads across India to
protest against the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.
Commuters in the capital, Delhi, were stuck in traffic jams for hours as
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) and Bajrang Dal blocked roads
at various places.
Road blocks were also held in Bhopal, the capital of the central state of
Madhya Pradesh, on the Delhi-Agra highway and on the Jaipur-Agra highway.
Train services were disrupted in many places across northern India.
The canal project proposes to link the Palk Strait with the Gulf of Mannar
between India and Sri Lanka by dredging a canal through the shallow sea.
This is expected to provide a continuous navigable sea route around the
Indian peninsula.
Once complete, the canal will reduce the travel time for ships by hundreds
of miles and is expected to boost the economic and industrial development
of the region.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/6994415.stm
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| User: "David Canzi -- non-mailable" |
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| Title: Re: More theist stupidity |
14 Sep 2007 11:53:08 PM |
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In article <op.tynib91ybbq324@payden>,
Andres64 <andresc64@do.not.excite.com> wrote:
Report on Hindu god Ram withdrawn
[snip]
The report was presented to the Supreme Court on Wednesday in connection
with a case against a proposed shipping canal project between India and
Sri Lanka.
Hindu hardliners say the project will destroy what they say is a bridge
built by Ram and his army of monkeys.
Scientists and archaeologists say the Ram Setu (Lord Ram's bridge) - or
Adam's Bridge as it is sometimes called - is a natural formation of sand
and stones.
[snip]
On Wednesday, Hindu hard-line organisations blocked roads across India to
protest against the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.
Commuters in the capital, Delhi, were stuck in traffic jams for hours as
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) and Bajrang Dal blocked roads
at various places.
Road blocks were also held in Bhopal, the capital of the central state of
Madhya Pradesh, on the Delhi-Agra highway and on the Jaipur-Agra highway.
Train services were disrupted in many places across northern India.
What we have here is a non-Abrahamic religion whose followers are
as eager as Christians or Muslims are to impose their religion's
laws on others. Just a little counterexample for those who think
Abrahamic religions have a monopoly on fanaticism.
(And if Lord Ram perversely made his bridge indistinguishable from
a natural formation, it's his own fault that people are planning
now to dredge it.)
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David Canzi | Eternal truths come and go. |
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: More theist stupidity |
14 Sep 2007 01:06:51 PM |
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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:51:35 -0400, Andres64
<andresc64@do.not.excite.com> wrote:
Scientists and archaeologists say the Ram Setu (Lord Ram's bridge) - or
Adam's Bridge as it is sometimes called - is a natural formation of sand
and stones.
Maybe some nice Moslems will blow it up for them.
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Al at Webdingers dot com
"They laughed at Newton, they laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at
Bozo the Clown."
- Carl Sagan
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| User: "Andy W" |
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| Title: Re: More theist stupidity |
14 Sep 2007 05:37:52 PM |
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On 14 Sep, 19:06, Al Klein <ruk...@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:51:35 -0400, Andres64
<andres...@do.not.excite.com> wrote:
Scientists and archaeologists say the Ram Setu (Lord Ram's bridge) - or
Adam's Bridge as it is sometimes called - is a natural formation of sand
and stones.
Maybe some nice Moslems will blow it up for them.
--
Al at Webdingers dot com
"They laughed at Newton, they laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at
Bozo the Clown."
- Carl Sagan
Maybe Lord Ram's army of monkeys can be persuaded to build the canal,
then everyone will be happy.
Andy
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