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! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------