tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post3989213912429705385..comments2023-10-20T21:52:36.752+05:30Comments on Cross Connections: Tony Blair and the Hawking of ReligionFarzana Verseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891229615361937135noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-67432084279993754942008-01-13T13:15:00.000+05:302008-01-13T13:15:00.000+05:30Thanks Grey...I wonder why no one takes the credit...Thanks Grey...I wonder why no one takes the credit for 'retranslating' satan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-36257621070302023802008-01-10T18:54:00.000+05:302008-01-10T18:54:00.000+05:30I have an eye-dear, it gives me thoughts and I tra...I have an eye-dear, it gives me thoughts and I translate them into vibrations in the air. Some other retranslates and paints little symbol pictures they say is the word of God. As if a God would communicate so loosely. <BR/><BR/>Good work Farzana, may the one poem be with you. <BR/><BR/>GreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-24068282728289547252007-12-26T19:23:00.000+05:302007-12-26T19:23:00.000+05:30Salim:A good Catholic would never get distracted b...Salim:<BR/><BR/>A good Catholic would never get distracted by pencil sketches...see?<BR/><BR/>I wonder, though, how Tony will cope with his Catholicism that includes Cherie's crystal (ball) gazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-71891755605668207482007-12-26T07:01:00.000+05:302007-12-26T07:01:00.000+05:30{"Today, it is just another occasion for a feast, ...{"Today, it is just another occasion for a feast, for I do not know what a Muslim can learn while watching an animal bleed to death."}<BR/><BR/>Farzana,<BR/>Beautiful, simply irreverently beautiful. I was distracted by the pencil sketch and almost missed this gem of a statement. :)<BR/><BR/>The only redeeming value of Tony Blair turning Papist is that he won't be under the influence of bible thumpin' American electronic ayatollahs. The Nazi Pope is not that much better, but ....<BR/><BR/>SalimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-61352875503261028282007-12-25T18:50:00.000+05:302007-12-25T18:50:00.000+05:30mask:My criticism goes beyond targeting rituals bu...mask:<BR/><BR/>My criticism goes beyond targeting rituals but how they are losing even their symbolic 'truth'. The lack of individualism for enlightenment does not mean that the devotees are a cohesive whole...<BR/><BR/>PS:<BR/><BR/>Thought you'd like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-34666903815661394532007-12-25T12:49:00.000+05:302007-12-25T12:49:00.000+05:30FV:Well said. Simply loved it...FV:<BR/><BR/>Well said. Simply loved it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-1003992095113726222007-12-25T05:29:00.000+05:302007-12-25T05:29:00.000+05:30Your criticism of sacrifice begs the question, wha...Your criticism of sacrifice begs the question, what do Muslims gain from sitting and standing in various postures five times a day, reciting a Book written a language they may not even know? From giving a calculated amount of their money every year? If I may take the liberty of quoting from Idries Shah,<BR/>"Essentially all ritual, symbolism and so on is a reflection of a truth. It may be concocted, adapted, diverted to other ends; but it represens a truth...they [practitioners] may know [what it means]in one sense, on one level; a level sufficiently deep to propagate the system. But as far as reaching reality and self-development, the use of these techniques is nil."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com