Comments on: We do not know what no one can deny: Stephen Champion’s Lanka War Stories

By: Joice Fernando

Joice Fernando — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:16:48 +0000

In the world over RELIGION of all forms are the main cause of destruction and conflict… But in the Sri Lankan context the Buddhism has nothing to do with the conflict… BUT the so-called Buddhist monks who abuse the religion has everything to do with the conflict… think of the SWRD era where they forced to make Sinhala as the National language… Why.. anyway it was the general major langauge why make it official just to create or show their importance… Buddhist monks (not the religion) has a big hand in what was/is and are happening to our country……

By: Ajith

Ajith — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:25:33 +0000

Don't bash a religion without knowing about it. Religions don’t discriminate. They offer hope to any person (despite whatever sins) who believes in it and strength to see through tough times. Whether it be Buddhism, Christianity, Muslim, Hinduism or any other sensible religion. No matter what the religion is people turn to it to make sense of overwhelming situations and challenges.

People have turned to the same god on both sides of war in history. Buddhist monk who blesses the Army soldier and the Hindu priest that blesses the LTTE carder and are doing what they’re supposed to do. Offer solace to people during testing periods in their lives.

In any case clergy does not wish the other party would die. They just give blessings to save their own lives – to protect them from ill. Is that something so bad?? I find it utterly disgusting that you would even take such a cheap shot at religion Justin.

By: alonso

alonso — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:55:39 +0000

justin – you need to be carful when you genralise. look at the tamil christian priests who help the LTTE. .. i think its best you forget relligon as its the individual who does it, which should not be generalised at religion. the clergy was wishing well to the army to distrory the barbasrian terrorists called the LTTE> so whats the matter,

feeling the heat???

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:38:34 +0000

Analysis of the war and genocide in Sri Lanka is misleading unless the dirty part played by the Buddhist priests is highlighted; the cause for the tragedy.

Any religion believes in the good of and for all, and seeks the joy of living, sharing and caring for the others. If "religious leaders " are senselessly "invoking blessing" on those who perpetuate violence, kidnap, murder, disappearance, displacements and genocide, such religious leaders and their followers are fakes, hooligans, criminals or the like, seeking to harm people and spill human blood.

In SL, the so called Buddhist priests and their followers gathered in Colombo yesterday to "invoke blessing" on such criminality against Tamils.
They were not "invoking blessings", they were invoking demons to do the dirty job. All the past heads of state with such "invoking of blessing" have turned out to be a curse with demonic killiungs. This needs to be photgraphed and brought out to the people.