Government or rulers’ decisions or diktats or policies can bring remarkable good for people and also untold misery. For example, lower caste women in Southern part of India were not allowed to wear upper body garments. When some of them became Christians, they defied the social tradition and were persecuted. Then the policy or edit […]
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In Tamil Nadu there is a tradition of recent origin. When a person dies, immediately posters, banners or hoardings are erected with the dead person’s picture and wordings of gratitude or tearful homage. This is done by the family members or friends and sometime by public if that person is a public personality like a
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Loving children is good but worshiping them is dangerous. One old man was brought to an old-aged home by a young man stating he found him on street. The managers of the home welcomed the old man. He stayed there enjoying their hospitality for nearly five – six years. The old man died the management
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My wife and I traveled to Bhutan. We did not realize a royal dignitary also was traveling in the same airplane. From the airport to capital city it takes about two hours of driving. As the royal dignitary traveled, we could follow at a distance. Two sides of the roads were decorated, in many places
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“Krishna, hit the headlines for the first time in 2018 by installing a photograph of Trump in his puja room and worshipping it every day along with other Hindu gods at his house in Konne village of Bachannapet block in Jangaon district.” (Hindustan times, 12 October 2020) Bussa Krishna was fascinated with Donald Trump then
Satan is symbolized as a lion and described as Ravening, Roaming and Roaring lion with the intention of devouring and defeating people of God. However, he is not successful when people of God are alert, submit to His authority and resist Satan. 1) Ravening: David writes in his Messianic psalm that Satan is like ‘a
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Doves are innocent. One bird watcher stated when someone approaches a tree where dove has nest, dove generally pretends to have broken wings. The predator moves forward captures the dove or attacks the nest to kill young birds or eat up eggs. Hence, doves are silly. 1) Silly dove: Prophet Hosea compares Joseph’s descendants as
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There was a huge cyclone that uprooted trees, lifted off roof tops, fell electricity poles, police kiosks, guideposts etc. The rescue team from various places arrived to do some relief operations. Some of the teams were from other places who did not speak the local languages. When they fixed things, some name boards were upside
Olinka Vistica, a film producer and Drazen Grubisic, a sculptor was in four-year love relationship. They decided to separate. As they started segregating their personal items, they jokingly thought of an idea to start a Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia. Though it was a mobile museum that toured several cities, it became permanent
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Pharisees – sought honour from people and were not bothered about their inner-life or qualities. Lord dubbed them as ‘white-washed tombs.’ (Matthew 23:27) In the Parable of Prodigal Son, the Pharisees enjoyed the first part. The younger son who left home with inheritance when father was alive deserved punishment. He has violated Ten Commandments. Yes,
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