Our hostage gods Contrary to what various religious heads and self-supposed religious guardians of various world religions would like to believe, their respective revered gods and messengers are not a propriety of their respective religions. They are not an exclusive licensors who have the power to grant people a license to worship their gods, at their damn discretion.
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In an ancient and revered temple of Puri, non-hindu people, or even converts to hindu religion, are not allowed to enter and offer prayers. Lays too much emphasis on being a hindu by birth, rather being a spiritual or even a religious person! May be the hindu gods there don't like people with dual citizenships of religions ;) Or may be they are the long suffering hostages of the 'religious' bigots, guarding those four temple walls...
On a sadder note, this always makes me feel shameful that I am a hindu by birth. It's one of the most revered hindu temples of Lord Vishnu, but I don't think I will ever pay my visits to the gods enclosed and blinded in those four walls there, till this archaic and ugly law stands.
And I am not even going to discuss the systemic and unanimous prejudice against women in all major religions, no exceptions, when it comes to many religious privileges being denied to them that are unassumingly available for their male counterparts.
Time for people to take control of the situation and release our hostage gods (irrespective of their religion; they all equally need us) from ages of tyranny from 'religious ignorance' of 'religious people'? I don't think in atleast 100 years to come...
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A Need to Dominate I'll be the first to admit that I find Filipinas sexy, but I'm blown away at how many guys flat out stated that they couldn't feel dominant in a relationship with ladies from their own country. Marriage is about equality. No wonder you guys went through tw0, three marrriages.
It's pretty simple! If their goverment was not so corrupt an greedy they would have better ways to make money like so many places in the world. I have lived here Angeles city,Philippines the last 7 yrs an nothing has changed an never will.Most friends here are 10 or 15 yrs older than me an their gfs or wives 10 or 15 yrs younger than my wife.We go Thailand every 2 yrs for few weeks pretty much same there.
permission for articles Hi Jason, I am writing a book about tourism, the impact, cost and benefit and show how to better develop it. The book is collection of articles, show some study cases. It is 3/4 to finish then I found your article 'interview with sex tourist' on your trip to Cebu. Then I browsed through your blog and found a heaven of inspiration. Could I paste it on the book? as it will complete the book on how (sex, romance tourism, war, conflict and peace or virtue of travelling) from the perspective of traveller. The book will be for student and especially local government whom 'much in blind love' with the industry. If its a go from you then I will inform you which article will be quoted and translate some of it to bahasa. Please kindly inform how to contact you in personal
good looking This temple is one of the most impressing temples in india.Ihope that if it kept so cleen and neet defenetly it will become apart of wonders
permission to use photo(s)? Hi, I am doing research on Uyghers for my church and a monthly prayer journal. Can i use some of your photos from time to time. We don't mention names, so no photo credit. This is all non-profit stuff - hope you say yes! Thanx, Laura K
Hotels and Gyms! Actually the three listed hostels in Tarija are all family run! Off the top of my head I can't remember the name of the one we stayed at (it's the one west of the main square). As for gyms - I'm sure that a city with a population of 170,000 has a gym, Jim - I wasn't looking for one myself so I'm unable to help you there!
Meenakshi
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beautiful
it so baeutiful like my eye i want to see it originally .