Mr.A said to Mr.B you really ROCKED me and my family when you said "IS NOT
GOOD TO LIVE INA WHITE MAN COUNTRY TOO LONG" Mr.B said, I didnīt rocked you
enough because you are still living there.You see,even as I write this I
know someone some where out there is saying "THIS MUSLIMS" always needing
help. Let st John keep his corner for we have lots of stones to build our
own.Go to gambiansonline.com and be a member..CASE CLOSED.
MCO...PEACE
>From: astrid christensen-tasong <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Religious postings on Gambia-L
>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:19:31 PST
>
>>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
>> > overboard..I don't recall anyone coming on list with
>> > Latin verses!!!
>> >
>> > Astrid/
>> >
>> > Astrid/
>> >
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