10-26-2006, 12:02 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Husky+Oct 25 2006, 06:29 AM-->QUOTE(Husky @ Oct 25 2006, 06:29 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Unfortunately for us, our only prominent national acquaintance is with Sonia Maino(?) Gandhi who, being a devout Catholic, has decided to follow the recent papal declaration/order to convert India to Christendom - like how Helena and her evil son Constantine converted Rome.
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I have to say I'm not catholic, most italians are and many of them goes to church just for appearence, but my opinion is that there's something horrible in the way catholics try to convert every place of the world!!
I like Hinduism, my friend are Hare Krisna & I see their faith is sincere, monday I came to an ISKON temple and prayed with them; I also eat the prasada food, really good!!!
You are right to think we are different from ancient romans <!--emo&
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I think you know hold philosopy better than me and better of italian's in general...
Here in Italy many youngs stop their studies early, they don't appreciate culture and in some extreme cases they don't study English, nor French nor any other foreign language!!!
Fortunatly there are also many university students as me that loves to learn news and to make exchanges with other cultures!!
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I have to say I'm not catholic, most italians are and many of them goes to church just for appearence, but my opinion is that there's something horrible in the way catholics try to convert every place of the world!!
I like Hinduism, my friend are Hare Krisna & I see their faith is sincere, monday I came to an ISKON temple and prayed with them; I also eat the prasada food, really good!!!
You are right to think we are different from ancient romans <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> I think you know hold philosopy better than me and better of italian's in general...
Here in Italy many youngs stop their studies early, they don't appreciate culture and in some extreme cases they don't study English, nor French nor any other foreign language!!!
Fortunatly there are also many university students as me that loves to learn news and to make exchanges with other cultures!!