I'm still waiting for the answers to the questions below. Which of my parents were you referring to when you said only ONE was Gambian? Astrid/ >From: tester testers <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Religious postings on Gambia-L >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:36:48 -0800 > >Nope, it sure doesn't but your views seem to suggest >just that. In any case, I'm definite you've got the >point which is good. Have a Nice Day! :) >Essa > >--- astrid christensen-tasong <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: > > >From: tester testers <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > list > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: Religious postings on Gambia-L > > >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 09:42:19 -0800 > > > > > >Madam Christensen! > > > > > >Being born in The Gambia DOES not make one a > > GAMBIAN, > > >better yet, just because one of your parents is > > >Gambian, doesn't make you one. To conclude, this > > >wasn't a question of nationalism, but of > > >culture/habits/beliefs/tradition and so forth. GOT > > >IT? > > > > > >Essa > > > > Hmmm....interesting!!! > > What gives you the idea that only ONE of my parents > > was a Gambian? What > > makes you so qualified as to tell me HOW GAMBIAN I > > am? What do you know > > about my cultural and traditional practices or > > beliefs? I would suggest > > before you shoot your mouth, know what you're > > talking about. > > > > I guess my name Astrid Christensen makes me less > > Gambian than Essa...or does > > it? > > > > Peace, > > Astrid/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- astrid christensen-tasong <[log in to unmask]> > > >wrote: > > > > >From: tester testers <[log in to unmask]> > > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > > > list > > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > >Subject: Re: Religious postings on Gambia-L > > > > >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 07:48:06 -0800 > > > > > > > > > >Madam/Sir Astrid Christensen-tasong! > > > > > > > > > >Do me a favor. Perhaps you are not in tune > > with > > > > the > > > > >Gambian culture > > > > > > > > I am Gambian....and entitled to my opinion just > > as > > > > you are to yours!!! > > > > > > > > or if you are, probably not fine-tuned enough. > > > > > > > > Fine tuned enough... what scale are you > > > > using?.....You lost me right there? > > > > > > > > Let me enlighten you a bit. > > > > > > > > > >First, The Gambia is 87% muslim if not higher > > > > (that's > > > > >a majority vote right there). Although there > > are > > > > about a few thousand > > > > >christians and other denominations, all of > > these > > > > faiths have some amount of > > > > >exposure to the religion of Islam. For us to > > > > denounce > > > > >the message of Allah or stop it from reaching > > its > > > > believers is HORRIBLE, > > > > >period! > > > > > > > > No one is denouncing the message of Allah..We > > are > > > > all of different faiths > > > > and therefore should be mindful of that. > > > > > > > > Let's not get carried too far away by the > > freedom of > > > > speech/expression and > > > > so forth. By the way, whoever said there is > > freedom > > > > of speech. > > > > > > > > My sentiments exactly. You are the one ranting > > and > > > > raving right now because > > > > I dare have an opinion different from yours! > > > > > > > > You are able to do what you're doing because of > > > > Allah or whoever you believe > > > > in (if you have a belief). > > > > > > > > Absolutely!! > > > > > > > > > A lot of us do use the delete button but I'm > > sure we > > > > do it with a little > > > > sense of guilt inside (instigated by Satan > > perhaps). > > > > > > > > I use the button a lot with no guilt!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > But I'm sure if there is a mosque in all of our > > > > neighborhoods, we'll all > > > > dwell to seek religious knowledge. Most of us > > > > including myself, > > > > have already defaulted to Allah since we left > > our > > > > homeland in search of > > > > western knowledge/power and teachings and forgot > > our > > > > commitments to Allah. > > > > > > > > There is a mosque in my neighborhood but I > > choose go > > > > to church. I'm Roman > > > > Catholic. > > > > > > > > For some of us, we perhaps don't even remember > > the > > > > five pillars of Islam. > > > > The fact of the matter is that we all wished we > > can > > > > hear those "Njale and > > > > Timiss Nordahs" (to these terms you probably > > don't > > > > >understand). > > > > > > > > I fully understand because I hear it all the > > time > > > > when I'm in Gambia. There > > > > is a mosque very close to our house on Pipeline > > > > Road. > > > > > > > > > Be happy this is an online forum and > > accomodating > > > > your views, but don't > > > > steer too far especially in unknown territory. > > > > > > > > Unknown territory?? I wasn't aware that I was in > > the > > > > Abyss.... > > > > > > > > Peace, > > > > Astrid/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Remember this saying... and pass it on to Katim > > > > >"The road to hell is paved with good > > intentions". > > > > >Keep Seeking! > > > > > > > > > >Essa > > > > > > > > > >--- astrid christensen-tasong > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > It seems from the above that while St. > > John's > > > > takes > > > > > > their Catholic faith > > > > > > seriously, they are also open to a dialog > > with > > > > other > > > > > > beliefs. Be that as it > > > > > > may, I thought it prudent that since our > > list is > > > > > > hosted on their server, we > > > > > > will be advised to be sensitive to their > > > > beliefs, > > > > > > and refrain from using > > > > > > Gambia-L to engage in religious education of > > > > > > whatever form. I think this is > > > > > > a perfectly logical stand to take, > > especially > > > > > > because I don't think an > > > > > > Islamic group would allow their, say, > > mosque's > > > > > > public address system to be > > > > > > used to preach Christian sermons. > > > > > > > > > > > > Katim, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm with you brother!!! I personally found > > the > > > > > > religious postings a little > > >=== message truncated === > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! 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