One more church

One more #church

In the beginning there was only one and at present there are about 34000 Christian denominations in the world. This number will go on increasing.  All were  originated because of wealth, power. chastity, greed etc, reasons.

 If we all follow one Christ and all read the same Holy Bible then there should be only one true Church. Remember, the church are people and not denominations or buildings.

These days churches are increasing one by one. The popular or social gospel which dilutes the teachings of Christ to be more palatable is spinning off many churches.

In Kerala origin of one more church cannot be the ruled out as the happenings in Kochi are in this direction

The accusation by a few faithful against  Archbishop Cyril Vasil, Pontiff's deligate,  of violating visa norms and engaging in unlawful acts, is aimed of creating a new Church

Eastern Rite Syro-Malabar Catholics, who oppose the liturgy approved by their Church's Synod, burning an order of Pontiff's deligate to follow the Church-approved liturgy, is an indication of the splitting of existing church at Kochi.

Catholics associated with the Archdiocesan Movement for Transparency (ATM), a forum of priests and laity in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, have no plan to unite with Vatican. So, it is time for the Union Government to divide the wealth of church to the two factions based on strength. And in doing so further skirmish can be avoided.

This country has all the hospitally to  accommodate one more Church.

-K A Solaman

Bizarre politics

#Bizarre politics

Weird is the politics of Kerala. This is evident from the comments of Puthuppally LDF candidate Jaick C Thomas and CPM Central Committee member AK Balan.

Jaick, after meeting NSS General Secretary G Sukumaran Nair in Perunna, praised him and appreciated the secular policy promoted by the organization. "Sukumaran Nair has always opposed those who try to mix communal politics with religious beliefs," Jaick added.

On the other hand, CPM central ile  member AK Balan said a few days ago .  Sukumaran Nair's perspective is wrong and he should apologize to Shamseer on Ganapathy myth issue. . Balan also expressed his opinion that the position of the NSS General Secretary indicates a bias towards the BJP and the Sangh Parivar

Maybe G Sukumaran Nair would have gotten a good offer and that's why he put aside both the Ganapati myth and the right distance policy. His company would maintain the old policy of equal distance between the two fronts this time in the bypoll.

The sudden declaration of the Puthuppally by-election deals a fatal blow to these low profile leaders. All must swallow their empty words without water these days

K.A. Solaman

syllabus conflict

#Syllabus Conflict

Apparently, Kerala is not a state but a country. The curriculum conflict between the state-run SCERT and the Central NCERT indicates this.

The omission of parts of history, political science, economics and sociology from classes 11 and 12 is unjustifiable, according to SCERT. The curriculum committee is of the opinion that these omitted parts should be retained in Kerala by distributing additional textbooks. Additional textbooks will therefore be prepared and delivered to schools after the Onam holidays.

Studying two programs, one state and one central, would put teachers and students in trouble. Students will be in big trouble when they sit for all Indian exams. Do public education officials think that NCERT men are lesser people to prepare for the curriculum? The syllabus must be prepared according to the latest developments, and in this case all obsolete and unsuitable elements cannot be kept in the syllabus. Syllabus makers should think beyond their policy

The ill-informed Minister of Education in the State who criticizes NCERT and the Union Government for altering the content of textbooks is unwarranted. School syllabus making  is not a minister's job.

K.A. Solaman