Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Duane Birkey wrote: "Yes, we are an evangelical mission... yes we do have chaplains in our hospitals and clinics... The irony is that the word Emanuel means more or less "God is with us" " No irony at all, Duane. We Jews (that's the "us" referred to in my name, BTW) never proselytize. It's worth remembering that in places like Ecuador (where I've been with my Leicas -- phew, got in something on topic) and the rest of Latin America, the church and the murderous gold diggers came together on the same stinking ships. After the aboriginal people there were infected with diseases, slaughtered by musketry, their land stolen, their societies ravaged, it seemed the perfect time to save them with Jesus' message of peace and love and the brotherhood of all men. Pretty clever, I'd say, if one was bent on global domination. And the same thing is happening right now in aboriginal communities around the world -- where I still go with my Leicas and all the latest glass Solms designs. Emanuel Paltiel (that means "God is my refuge" -- what does Duane mean?) Lowi Montreal - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html