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Month: December 2007

Happy New Year 2008

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

I wish all Happy New Year 2008. May 2008 bring peace to all. May it end conflicts. Let everyone have peace within himself or herself. Let there be peace among couples, families, communities and nations. Let there be peace in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Burma. Let issues between India and Pakistan be…

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Happy Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

I wish all Happy Christmas. Happy Christmas is different from Merry Christmas. Merry need not be happy and happy need not be merry. Many people have holidays because of Christmas and it is appropriate that they wish Happy Christmas. Everybody is not a Christian. I know some Christian sects do not celebrate Christmas. People who…

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Jesus was born in Bethlehem

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

The decision to show the birth of Jesus in Nazareth in the Vatican crèche is baffling. Both gospels of Matthew and Luke mention that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. There is nothing to suggest that Jesus was born in Nazareth. Vatican officials should not play with the faith of the people and go against what…

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New Jersey and death penalty

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

The decision of New Jersey legislature to abolish death penalty is bad. The Senate voted 21-16 and the Assembly voted 44-36 for abolition. A commission had given three reasons for abolition: 1) Death penalty was a more expensive sentence than life in prison. 2) Death penalty hasn’t deterred murder. 3) Death penalty could kill innocent…

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Positive discrimination is wrong

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

The constitution of India declares equality of all people. Some women want special treatment for women claiming women are unequal. They say there has to be positive discrimination in favour of women. When women lawyers talk like that it sets a dangerous trend. This needs to be nipped in the bud. The demand of women…

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CBFC and film ban

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

CBFC is the authority to certify films for public exhibition. Once CBFC certifies a film nobody else should have the authority to ban the film. That includes state governments, Animal Welfare Board etc. Somebody or the other gets offended due to something or the other. CBFC has guidelines. It certifies films according to them. It…

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