Saturday, November 26, 2005

SAR (South Asia Religious) News links....

Via the SAR News homepage, I was trying to locate a link to Fr Desmond D'Souza story titled Organised Loot Of Antiquities From Churches And Chapels In Goa On The Rise. SAR's site, of the South Asia Religious News, a Christian-oriented religious news service, is password protected. But the other stories found on its homepage related to Goa include:

Now Showing: Goa – The Uprising. On Eve Of Film Festival, Uproar Looms Over Migrant Influx, Town Planning Act By Fr. Desmond de Sousa CSsR PANAJI, Goa (SAR NEWS) -- Last year, Bollywood hit ‘Mangal Pandey: The Rising’ was the showpiece at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). This year as the IFFI opens again, November 24 in Goa, there is a real-life uprising on the streets of the tiny coastal state.
and
RSS Chief’s Call For Hindu Women To Procreate More Insult To Indian Women: AICU By SAR NEWS PANAJI, Goa (SAR NEWS) -- The All India Catholic Union (AICU) has termed the call of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to Hindu couples to produce more than three children as racist.
There's also this story:
Israeli Airline Woos Goan Catholic Pilgrims To The Holy Land By Peter Raposo, SAR NEWS PANAJI, Goa (SAR NEWS) -- The officials of the international El Al Israeli Airline have unveiled a special tour package to the Holy Land in Israel to woo Goan Catholic pilgrims. The special tour would take the pilgrims to the place of birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, among other things.