08 Sep 2010, 1:23 am

Dear Rajan,
According to me all these feasts and celebrations started in some point of time or other for some specific reasons and I personally do not attach any historic or spiritual importance to them. Having said that we as social being require these social events. The sad part of all these is that along the way we tend get waylaid from the true path

07 Sep 2010, 10:31 am

"Our tainted nature's solitary boast" Mother Mary

04 Sep 2010, 8:31 am

03 Sep 2010, 3:27 pm

Christian doctrines. Thank you Rajan. I've printed it out and will read it!

03 Sep 2010, 2:08 pm

A number of important doctrines concerning Mary are held by Christian churches. Primary among these is that, as mother of Jesus, she became Theotokos, literally, the "God-bearer", or "Mother of God". This doctrine was confirmed by the First Council of Ephesus in 431. Christians of the major ancient traditions including the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church believe that Mary lived a sinless life, offer prayers to God through Mary and venerate her as intercessor and mother of the church. Many Protestants, however, do not follow these devotions.

Yes, I have always wondered why and how this could be except for " selective ignorance". The key is in the word "protest".One might interject the word "disobedient".Just a thought.