Remember Jesus on the Cross - "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do"
! But at the same time he did not condone the Pharasees (sp) and Sadducees (sp)
and went around overturning the table of money-changers in temples. Jesus too
resorted to violence to make a point !
Sad to say some people need that. Like the USA, burying its head in the sand on
terrorism til 911. And what does Rice want to do now, supply funds to dissident
groups in Iran. When will these idiots learn that they cannot have a fire
blazing around them and expect their own house to remain safe.
People who do not have respect for others, definitely disrespect them-selves
Thank God some of the Easter values like Zen, Kung Fu, Yoga, Meditation,
Ayurveda, Buddhism are seeping in, and some good people among all cultures are
trying to bridge the gap between people and cultures, so we can all live
together as one world ! We have to become one peaceful and loving world.
Population control, education. Population explosion is not a non-white
syndrome, remember how they all come from the same source and spread to 5
continents; therefore it is a global issue, no pointing fingres.
I see no point is having such posts in SS as it is more political than
spiritual. In any case when we point a finger at the white-man, three point
back at us - weakness, jealousy and inability, to do anything but only crib and
flaunt our ancient culture and spirituality ! At least Bush went into
Afghanistan and Iraq, even though the whole world was against him. That's guts
! Such discussions I think achieve nothing spiritual.
Let's get back to basics,
With all my love and passion,
Red
Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta@...> wrote: Louisville, Ky., USA (February
18, 2006): Alarmed by the protest
mail that had begun pouring over its telephone lines and into its e-
mailboxes, the makers of a popular brand of whiskey-flavored liqueur
earlier this week removed an offending window display in an Athens,
Greece, bar carrying the image of Goddess Durga sitting on a tiger
holding bottles of the beverage in all her eight hands.
"We made a terrible mistake," Brown-Forman's vice president of
corporate communications Phil Lynch told India-West Feb. 14 in a
telephone interview from the company's corporate headquarters in
Louisville, Ky. "We didn't realize it was the image of a Hindu
goddess."
Lynch asserted it was only a day earlier that his company found out
about the anger the display had triggered in Hindu communities in
Europe and India. "There must have been a lot of discussion about
this within the Hindu community," he said, asserting that "within
hours" after finding out about the anger it had generated, the
company removed the window display.
According to Bimal Krishna das, general secretary of the National
Council of Hindu Temples (United Kingdom), which had been in the
forefront of the protests, it was pressure from the Greek Embassy in
New Delhi earlier this week, and possibly the fear of "strong
reaction" from Hindus worldwide that forced Brown-Forman to remove
the display.
In an e-mail to India-West this week, Krishna das noted that while
the beverage makers were to be lauded for removing the offending
display "after being pressurized by the Greek government," it was
unfortunate that they did not listen to the requests made earlier by
Hindus and Sikhs.
Brown-Forman, a 136-year-old company, owns Southern Comfort as well
as several other brands of alcoholic beverages. Lynch said it was
the company's promotion agency that came up with the image of the
goddess as a promotional tool, which the company approved.
He said the controversial image was only displayed in Salon
Oriental, a bar in Athens, and nowhere else.
It is unclear whether recent worldwide protests by Muslims over
cartoons satirizing Prophet Mohammed that first appeared in a Danish
newspaper last September, and subsequently in publications in 40
other countries, had in any way influenced Brown-Forman's decision
to remove the window display.
Those cartoons have set off violent protests among Muslims the world
over, resulting in arson and bloodshed in some places.
The Goddess Durga holds an important place in Hindu worship. Her
name in Sanskrit means "she who is difficult to reach."
The Goddess, believed to be the embodiment of shakti, is worshipped
both in her benign form as Mother of the universe, as well as in her
fierce form as destroyer of the evil forces in it.
During the festival of Dussera, nine days are devoted to worshipping
her in her different aspects.
Lynch told India-West his company's marketing, advertising and
promotional policy prohibits the use of religious images in the
promotion of the company's alcoholic beverages.
"It was a human error, and a violation of our marketing code," Lynch
said, adding: "We'll do our best to make sure it doesn't happen
again by widening our review process."
This is not the first time Hindus have been forced to protest
depictions of their gods and goddesses on a variety of consumer
items made outside India.
Five years ago, an online Seattle store painted them on the toilet
seats they were selling. Another company put them on its shoes. A
Chicago bar had their waiters dress up as Hindu gods and serve their
customers alcohol. Aerosmith had an image of Krishna with women's
breasts on the jacket of a CD.
While previous protests stemmed from just Hindus, this time around
members of the Sikh faith in Athens joined forces with the Hindu
communities in their protest.
"We respect all faiths and that is why we are supporting the
Hindus," Paramjit Singh, a Sikh living in Athens, told India-West by
telephone, when called for a comment.
Krishna das noted that he was disappointed that the Indian Embassy
in Athens had ignored his organization's requests over the last
three months to take steps to have the window display removed.
"We request the Indian embassies to be much more forthcoming in
providing assistance to the Indian communities settled outside
India," Krishna das said, adding: "We also request the world-wide
Hindu community to formulate a concerted strategy to make sure that
no further abuse of Hinduism takes place anywhere in the world."
SOURCE: India-West. Whiskey Maker Removes Offensive Display After
Protests By VIJI SUNDARAM, India-West Staff Reporter
URL:
http://www.indiawest.com/view.php?
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