Monday, January 31, 2011

Port Royale 2 Patch Us

RTS and secularism


Dear Customers I received this brilliant argument on the treatment of religion or religions on our TV channels. I thank the author Joachim Diouf who took the time to write. This text is also available on senkto.org. Happy reading.

*** For some time, we are witnessing a resurgence of practices and behaviors misleading and very dangerous for the listener or viewer of Senegalese media. These behaviors are also not lately. But the extent they are taking is more disturbing. I'm not interested too in the private media but rather to those q'incarnent Radio Television Senegal (RTS). The latter, although doing a great job for his public sins or too often fail when it comes to the treatment of religious denominations. It should be noted in passing that the Senegalese are either followers of Christianity or Islam. Looking at the behavior of Senegalese radio and television as a whole and the RTS-interest here, we see easily indifference or even contempt reservation to the Christian community in Senegal. When the minister for religious affairs in the person of Bamba Ndiaye, referring to talibés, the problem of taking care of the latter lies in the fact that in Senegal we have a secular republic, which makes very difficult. While there would be no problems if this one was modeled on the Muslim. Since Islam is a religion well-organized. I will not allow myself to comment on that last sentence. But I'm right to be pessimistic and wonder if the minister will take one second to do something positive for the Christian community, except to amuse the gallery. This department also has no reason to be in a secular republic like Senegal.
Like So this minister, we can observe without effort, too negative treatment that our radio and television in earmark good Christian citizens of Senegal.
Doing his duty as a citizen should, and neglecting his duty, is typical of Catholic Senegal. Although the Christians of us, owe it to our neighbors and society enjoys a very wide precedence over personal or individual right, we should by no means lose sight of what is rightfully ours: our RIGHT. The right to equity, the right to equal treatment. This law, contrary to what many people think we are not given out of kindness or lent by some compassion or tolerance whatsoever. This right, we have acquired since time immemorial. Well before the advent of Moorish or Arab sheiks or the European missionaries. Social cohesion in Senegal before our secular republic, which is even the result of symbiosis Crop Serer, Wolof, Pulaar, Mandinka, Jools, and other Mankagnes. The fathers of our republic young Senegalese have opted for secularism or inadvertently, either by accident or through ignorance or thoughtlessness. They were quite aware that our common wish to live together finds his salvation in secularism. A nation where every citizen is to perform the duties and rights which they can fully enjoy, a nation in which the state guarantees the freedoms of all, where some freedoms should in no trampling of others. However
well before independence Senegal, a big something was added to our cultures and inked in our hearts and minds. And its mission is to support and encourage or correct certain aspects of our habits and customs. That something is faith in God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. It is also the faith in Allah and his prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him and hello).
This having been noted to return to public service whose attribute is the purpose of the RTS, it would have to be fair. One, two or three shows per week would characterize religion and that there is fairness. Other Advertisements, announcements or appeals must be in the category of ads, so pay. Religious events must have their seats or in newsletters or news magazines, and in religious programming involved or in special programs (when quotas are met) that can have a national interest.
Thus, it is time to clean house among the presenters of shows on television and national radio. It is unacceptable and should not be subject to exhibit his religious affiliation at the start or during a secular issue that is addressed in Senegal as a whole. To be precise (which is preferable), introduce, develop or enter into a religious issue not by Koranic verses, is to mark its guilty indifference in relation to non-Muslim listeners or viewers. And by the same token, a lack of respect and contempt for them.
Imagine for example, someone starts a broadcast (or other broadcast profane) by the following: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father and the communion of the Holy Spirit is always with you. " Or in Wolof: "Na Barke Yèesu Krista sunu Borom, COFFEELLA u Yalla Baay ndigaale'b Xel ak ji-mu-Sell mi wey di ba faw yeen and AK.
Very nice formula! Is not it? What will the non-Christian who does not absolutely recognize this way of greeting? This Christian greeting, although nice, inspired and full of mystical, would sound for the listener or viewer as a Muslim blasphemy and provocation targeted. And we could easily imagine the anger and tolerance that it can provoke the Muslim parent.
This scenario, as we have seen, is a mere fiction. By cons, greetings high or full Islamic connotations abound in many secular programs at RTS. It is not uncommon to hear in "caxabal", "XEW XEW-u Demb," or "njegemaar" etc.. ... The presenter to make their profession of faith throughout the airtime. And without this gene or ulterior motive. Rather, the evidence of a notorious indifference and guilty about the one who does not recognize himself in this way to talk to Senegal. Which is yet in his right. We therefore need to be aware that in a republic as Senegal, the secular nature of it has not shaped over time. This means that no religion has furnished room to another. Secularism in independent Senegal was born with it. It is, indeed, a fair part of the nature of our republic.
In a show like "njegemaar" we would say that it is not desirable to collect a single point of view of a Christian on various topics of interest to the supposed common Senegal. It is preferred here, stick to soft microphone a ouztaz which to strengthen its connection, does that include the verse of the Holy Quran and Hadith. Christian viewers will feel he concerned?
Li-yoor it yoor "Francesca is more blatant. We note from the first minute that this disguised religious program is not intended for non-Muslims. While the double
respect for his faith and téléspecteurs or auditors requires the person who feels a duty to say a prayer for issuance of a non-religious make the outright before or after it and . You call it "off the air." Greetings Farewell and may simply be NEUTRAL.
If we take a look at the clothing, I remember this: it is neither legal nor proper to present the journal of the RTS1 or participate in a qelconque television as emloyé this house (rts) by exhibiting a clear religious affiliation. From this simple fact, in these emissions, the headscarf "ibadou" can not be accepted or tolerated. Each viewer of the RTS1 can make this statement simply because a suspect who is to flush out of a crowd, it may be too heterogeneous, carriers of scarves "ibadou" and show them close up. It's become all too frequent that it can not be fortuitous. Note in passing too strong presence of religious videos in the "Clip of the day" in "KINKELIBAA. Whether you allow me here to greet sincerely initiated this morning show.
And how are they about the lamentable AM Peex during the traditional military parades and civilian April 4. Words that sing the praises first marabouts caliphs and later to encourage the uninitiated to believe that these first played the largest roles in the Accession Senegal's international sovereignty.
To summarize all these reprehensible behavior, say kindly that it's total neglect very dangerous. These commentators and other presenters say proudly and smoothly: "do u Yoon sama, I'm fouées!".
Furthermore, we have, with pride and humble gratitude of the Abbe AL Ndiaye at the end of the show "the Lord's day": "Thanks for giving us 55 minutes of your precious time. Thank you very much. " But viewers of this show can say, 'No! It is we who you Thanks. Despite the poor means at your disposal, if they come down to the simple diffusion-and despite the indifference of the RTS technicians carractérisée by the quality of sound and image sometimes far below the property in relation technical and human resources to national television, you do a tough job. A team of clergy and lay people who give to their heart for his brothers and sisters in Christ should not be overlooked. And it will not trumpet or drum. But hold on! And cultivate this advantage perseverance.Car, I do not teach you anything, your reward is great. The Lord does not to deny or retract his promise. " Yet
2 hours weekly is not and never will be enough to inform Senegalese Christians about life and activities of their church. I did not get wind of the fact that they are demanding more airtime. This would also be justified. For there on the same string public PLETOR a Muslim religious programming. Coupled with other religious programs disguised calls too permanent for countless marabouts this or what it it. A Senegalese
met a fellow who expressed dissatisfaction with the quasi daily Muslim religious programs where Christians have more than 2 hours of airtime. He said this one: "The Christians of Senegal should be happy and grateful to have a (?) Show on RTS1, because Senegal is a Muslim country and Islam is a religion of tolerance". My anger was great! You surely understand me. And how much energy I had to call for him to understand that we live in a secular republic in which no religion can not be tolerated figure. And thus, Christians of Senegal can be tolerated. They must be accepted in the same way as any other citizen follower of another religion. Christians must simply be respected. That's it!
This fellow was making comments that unfortunately too many of his coreligionists in a low whisper, some, like the Minister Bamba Ndiaye, officially proclaimed by clumsiness and other ignorant sing it loud and clear that not even wants to hear. It must therefore be stressed here that Christians in Senegal can be considered as citizens of second rang.Ils are, they remain and will remain citizens full. Common sense strongly condemns and blames the fact that we allow some excess, invective or other abuses on a nice and good community under the pretext that it is one that makes no noise and does not complain all the time field. This phrase, "ah garaawul! Waa ji Amul problem ", which says a lot about the mentality of many Senegalese, is completely banish from our consciousness. At least when it sagit a religious community.
But I can not but express my astonishment and wonder about that, and these rivalries level of faith, the jostling comportementielles by exhibiting the highest and strongest possible religious affiliation; never did find almost French in emissions.
What does he think so here?
The presenter and reporters in French unless they are believers or simply unbelievers? Or are they complex or renegades? Or are they people who want to have a sense of professional and religious diversity of listeners or viewers, and by reserve duty with pride to be neutral while being good believers, atheists or even worse (s 'they want)?
I think and hope that, through these remarks, I do not violate any liberty or hurting some sensitivity. These are the only one invited to an awareness for the authorities of the RTS in particular, well-born souls and well-cultivated grounds in general.
So to those who can stretch his other cheek after a slap;
At the right hand gives the left hand without knowing it;
To him who can give his coat when he wants to take his shirt at the
can forgive 77 times 7 after seven sudden twist;
To one who can love his neighbor as he himself is loved by God;
to him that what he did for others awaits even the latter;
To him who does not complain at every turn;
In this one, therefore, give the respect and admiration he deserves. Only the ignorant or ungrateful think that it's "Nak fayda. For this one, we strongly demand, solemnly and simply RESPECT. Everyone can make the recognition that there is what he wants. But always respect. The latter can not be neither begged nor begging, or even received as a present. It is the merit that makes it freely. And this merit is alive, alive and healthy. He was born to live forever. Même dans les pires conditions d’existance.
Que l’on ne pousse personne à hurler, car se sont les oreilles qui en pâtiront. Que l’on ne ferme la bouche à personne, car ce sont les membres qui parleront. Que l’on ne pousse non plus personne à taper sur la table, car elle va surement se briser. Que ceux qui ont des responsabilités envers la société ne perdent pas de vue leur noble mission.
“Que ceux qui ont des oreilles pour entendre”, et bien qu’ils “entendent”.
Merci beaucoup pour le temps ci précieux que vous avez consacré à la lecture de la présente reflexion.
                                                                                                                               
Diouf JOACHIM

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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Saint Augustine, Confessions, Book I ch. 1-6.

Confessions


of


Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.




Edition established and presented by


Nicolas Madelenat di Florio

From the Society of Literary History of France.


To Jean-Yves Naudet, the Catholic Academy of France, with the recognition of the author.

To these people who, in the shadow of our time, dare to seek the light.

(this text, delivered in different parts of this blog will be published one week ahead of delivery in "The barrel of oxygen." The first issue was published in Issue 8)


Book One.


Chapter I. Desire of praise.

You are great and highly commendable, O my Lord! Your power is flawless, and your wisdom knows no bounds; and yet the man who is only a puny portion of your creatures, man is always responsible for the miseries of his birth and the reproach of his sin, the man who serves as evident proof of this truth, you humiliate the proud, you want to rent. Heard that the man who is so little, wishes to praise you, especially as you render him the praise of thy holy name, they are just as enjoyable. You've created for you and your heart will suffer from constant anxiety, and will never rest in the enjoyment of your own greatness. So this desire since I can not think that your movements, made me understand who must take the forefront of our homage, or the praise of your worth, or request your favor. But who could in ignorance of your Majesty, implore the help of your grace? We may misunderstand and ask what is without discretion should carefully avoid. Maybe you know, you should rely. But how men they will demand the mercies of that which they do not know the Godhead? Or how shall they believe without instructor? Also: Those praise the Lord, who seek , because those who seek it, find it, and those who find the praise. I seek you, my God, you are invoking, and I invoke you into believing the truth of your Being, since Gospel told you. The faith that you have inspired me, for the merits and blood of your Son, you claim for myself.



Chapter II. God is in us, and we in him.

And I how to invoke my Lord and my God, since the claim is to call me? What part of myself is empty of God, inviting him to come? This great God, who also fills necessarily Heaven and Earth, who has freely created, he sees that his vast spaces does not hold? Is it really believable, my God, there is some something in me that you understand? What! Heaven and earth even as you did, and in which you did me, you contain? Should we conclude that everything is, you understand, because nothing would be, if you do not press your hand? And therefore how can I ask you to come with me, can not be without you? Where can I go beyond the sky? I'm not now at the center of the earth, and yet you're already there: because even though I descended into the underworld, you are now. I'm not away from you, my God, since I would not at all, if you were in me or else I would not if I were you, of whom, by whom and for whom all creatures are. It is so, my Lord, it is so. So where do I call you is in me, and when will you come with me, being you? At which end of the world, above the sky, and below the earth, could I withdraw to my God who said I fill heaven and earth , came in me?



Chapter III. God fills all his creatures.

Heaven and earth contain you they, because you fill them? Or is it something you after they met, because you are not content? And when you sprinkle the rest of your essence, after these two great globes are full? Maybe you understand that all things, since you fill the container, you need something to be understood. The vessels are filled with your divine being, do not give you the point of consistency, even if they are broken, you're not about to pour yourself out. And when you pour out your stuff on us, you do not Drain, but you pick up ours, which is lost and dissipated. But here is a strange wonder, that you fill everything you fill it with you all. Maybe the only Ones that can hold all your Divine Nature, and hold all at once the same game? Or maybe each of them, according to their different abilities, includes a diverse, larger greater, and a smaller lower. It should therefore give the most and the least in you. Is it not also that you are just everywhere, but nothing that contains everything you?


Chapter IV. God communicates his property without the decrease.

Who are you So, my God, who are you, if not the Lord God of all things? For who would Master, the Grand Master, and God, our God? Oh great, very good, very powerful, very compassionate, very fair, very hidden and very present at all, very beautiful, very strong, constant, incomprehensible, immutable, changing everything, never again, never old! It is you who keep your creatures in force, and which consumes secretly proud of the old earth. You are constantly in action, and the rest without movement, still active and quiet, raising unnecessarily spreading without division, completing the Beings of your essence, supporting them with your support, protecting your care, producing their natures, maintaining their lives, and completing their perfection. You are looking for, although you lack nothing, you love without passion, you're jealous that you have with insurance. You repent without displeasure, and you get angry without anxiety; you change your works without changing your advice, you collect everything you find, and lose nothing of what you have. Ever you're poor, though you are always eager to gain, never covetous, and wear you demand of everyone. We give you beyond what you ask, to make you accountable? But that has only one property, which is not your field? You pay debts without having made them, you communicate your property without losing them. And what do we say, my God, my only life, my dear and holy delight, as we say in all this, which is beneficial to your glory? And that says something about you, when he speaks? Woe to those who, however, are silent your praise, since the greatest talkers are just dumb, if they talk about you.


Chapter V. He asked God's love and forgiveness of sins.

Who me will this favor, I based all-you? To whom shall I have the obligation you have opened my heart, that you ôtiez the remembrance of my crimes, the sacred brew of your love, and leaving everything else, I embrace my only good? How do you rank with me? Open my mouth and made as I speak. In what account am I to you, to intrude Act that sweet love you, and even meditate stringent punishments to my rebellion, I lost it just duty? Alas! Is it a small disaster does not love you? My God, my Lord, I beseech you by all your kindness to tell me what you are to me : Tell my soul, I am your salvation. But tell so high that I hear. These are the ears of my heart that I present, open them, and say to my soul I am your hello, I follow that voice, and I'll wait. Do I hide not your face, I die for fear of dying, and I lose my light, if I see the divine face. The remains of my soul is close to the vastness of your being, expand its capacity up to you to understand. She is in bad shape, take care of and she has only ruins, put there by hand. It has defects that may offend your eyes, I admit it and do it and ignore it, but correct them, or else that you do I send this prayer? Lord, wipe yourself my secret spots, and forgive the faults outside your servant. I take my trust in your goodness, that's why I have my appeal. You know, Lord, is it not true that I accused myself for my crimes, and that you have forgiven the wickedness of my heart, I enter into condemnation Who are you with the truth; me who am but a lie, I do not want to flatter lest my iniquity not mistaken . I do not dispute my innocence to your justice: because if you look at all the faults of men at a pinch, my God, my God, who will succeed?


Chapter VI. God is the only principle of all good.

Although I am but dust and ashes, let me implore your clemency, however, since it's your friendly kindness that I speak, and not to some mocking insolence. Maybe you'll laugh you my simplicity, but will you my compassion misery. I contend that other thing, my God, if I do not know where I came in this dying life, or to speak more truly, in this living death. Then your kindness brought me up as I learned from my father and mother, from whom and in which, over time, you have made the members of my flesh, because for me I do not remember. So I found by entering the world, the sweetness of milk. It is true that neither my mother or my nurse, do not ignite their own breasts this delightful liqueur that I drew. It was you who contact me through them, the order and arrangement that your Providence has wisely established in nature, and according to the measure of your gifts endless. It is also you who did it denied me what you gave them to me, especially since they spared me with discretion, that you their departure in abundance. And so well that I had you by them, jointly me nice and helpful. I say that this property came from you, because all the goods have no other source that your goodness and that my salvation does not recognize other principle that your mercies. Truth that I learned from you, through the voice of all that is inside and outside of me, for then, all my knowledge was to suckle, to enjoy those innocent pleasures that I sucked my breast, and cry my little sense of pain, if someone was me. After I began to laugh, first when I was asleep and then being awake at least to me Will you say, what I believed without penalty, with experience of other children on the report, otherwise I could remember. And then gradually I began to feel and know me, so I tried to show my wishes to those who were to perform, which was impossible, especially as they were within me and to them outside, unable to give into my soul not one of their senses. I was struggling so my arms and legs, trying to understand my wishes, by all signs that I could form my thoughts. And when it was not what I wanted, or because they did not penetrate my little moods, or afraid to give me things that were contrary m'eussent, I became angry, not only against my servants, but also against those whom I had no right to command: and so the tears avenged their disobedience. I knew I had done all this, seeing other children, which gave me more knowledge of what they did not know by their actions, that those who raised me in their interview. And now my child is unconscious, and yet I breathe. For you, my Lord, who still live, and that nothing ever dies, you are and will always be the same because you are at the time of birth and all we can think beyond time; but more because you are the God and Lord of all that you have created. So it is in your gasoline that causes all beings are changeable without motion or movement, and that the principle of all that is changed by continual vicissitudes, remains firm and stopped on the stillness of your nature. So is it in you, that all creatures deprived of reason and subject to time, have a lively, reasonable and eternal idea of what they are in time. Teach me, ye my Lord, for I am your servant, you who are kind to me, who am miserable, if my child has followed some other age already past, or if she kept me company in my mother's womb. I was told I do not know what these early years of my life, and then I saw and heard about pregnant women what happens to them during their pregnancy. What, my chaste delight, my God, even before that age, was I in any place or something? Neither father nor mother can not teach me these secrets, I have neither the experience of others, nor is my memory above. Can you laughing at my simplicity, if it is indeed you command me to know you and rent you that I understand. I confess myself your debtor, Lord of heaven and earth, though I do not know all my debts. I give thanks to my childhood, and that other part of my life that I hid, whose knowledge comes to us as we draw conjectures of others, and the report of our mothers. I lived and I was already then, and even the release of my childhood, I began to invent ways to make myself heard. Who is it that animal's birth, if not you, my Lord? Could it be a creation or production of itself? Or perhaps there another source from which being and life are derived in us? Is there some other principle point of our birth that you, who to be and live are two things, because Being sovereign and sovereign life are nothing but yourself? You are infinite and you never change, especially as the present day does not pass to you, though strictly speaking, it happens in you: because that, like anything else, is in your nature. Because anything could Passage nothing to being, if your Divine Essence not contained it. And since your years shall not fail : your years is not that today? And how many of our days, and those of our Fathers did they already lost in this day of eternity, which they took and will take their existence and extent. For you, you are always the same, and everything must be tomorrow and beyond, all that went before yesterday and that's what you do, what you do, and what you did today ' hui. What matter does it if what I say is not the intelligence of someone, he would rejoice, and that ravished in admiration, he says: What's this? Naturally, in his ignorance he even rejoice, preferring, not finding the secret of your mysteries, find the object of his desires, that of finding enlightenment in his doubts, finding no reason to love her.




Friday, January 21, 2011

Where To Catch A Pikacu In Silver

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time / A 23/01/2011

Matthew 4, 12-23 (p. 447)

At the beginning of Lent the Gospel of Matthew presents the beginning of the preaching of the Lord. The contents of this preaching is neither new nor original. Jesus takes the call for the conversion of John the Baptist and in so doing he confirmed in his capacity as a prophet sent by God to prepare the New Covenant: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand". Cons by Matthew strongly emphasizes the choice of venue made by Jesus in order to begin his public ministry: the Galilee, the crossroads of the pagans. Jesus spent thirty years of his hidden life in Nazareth, so in the province of Galilee in northern Israel border province with pagan territories. It goes south to be baptized by John in the Jordan River and, after the episode of abode in the desert, heading up north. This choice is surprising. One would have thought Jesus begins his preaching in Judea, the religious center of the country, and even Jerusalem, holy city because of the Temple and sacrifices. No, the Lord forsakes such prestigious venues for every Jew and settled in Galilee, distant province and despised because attuned to the bad influences of people unclean, pagan peoples. We see, Jesus is a faithful and practicing Jew, but he does not leave locked up in the religious pride of his people. From the beginning of his mission he says he comes to all, and primarily for those who are despised by the religious elite of Jerusalem. He made the city of Capernaum on the shores of Lake Galilee, its rear base. Jerusalem will be the term its mission and not the starting point. Jesus from the outside of Judaism to go As the three years of his preaching to the center, Jerusalem, where he will give his life for us.
With this in Galilee at the beginning he wants to join the men, calling disciples. We know the story of the appeal of the first four disciples. But we should perhaps surprise us once again of the original selection of Jesus. These men are neither priests nor the doctors of the law or the Pharisees. They are not part of the religious elite of Israel. Today it looks like they are mere laymen, believers certainly not perfect, members of God's people. This choice reflects the way Jesus to make God who exalts the simple people and the lowly. These men are fishermen. Was it a good social situation in Galilee at the time of Jesus? I do not know. Peter was perhaps a master fisherman. In any case their activity seems to have a family character. What is certain is that these men, once again, are simple people belonging to a modest and popular. Well it is they who are called to become fishers of men in Following Jesus. Their immediate and generous response to this call affects us. Founder of this episode in the preaching of the Gospel we also hold an important lesson for the life of our church today. Jesus, Son of God while he was, would not begin its mission of evangelization itself. He wanted to join four men weak and without special training. Their good will and generous enough to him. When our church wants to bring the Gospel to the people of our time she does with all its members. Vatican II taught that the laity were not there only to assist the priests in this mission. Because they are baptized and confirmed the laity with priests share the responsibility of proclaiming the Gospel. And the same Council was reminded that the proper place of the mission of the laity was the world, particularly the world of work and family. The first commitment of the faithful is therefore in their places of ordinary life. It is not in a synagogue that the disciples were called but their place of work, the lake. I do not know if you realize how many meetings you have with people very different throughout the year in your work, school, shops, family etc.. In all these places you may be witnesses of Christ and his Gospel, always by your actions and your attitude, so to speak when the opportunity presents itself. This initial commitment of the laity in the world does not exclude of course a commitment within the parish or Christian community. Whether in the parish or the world we must always keep the bottom of our hearts the flame missionary. The flame that we repeated every day that we have to share the Good News without fear of the Gospel. Must still show that we know all the opportunities to do that Providence puts in our road, and with the help of the Holy Spirit we can respond generously "yes" to this inner call of Christ our Lord.