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Hark the herald Angel Saundra sings!!!!

L Peiris

Pope Benedict XVI, in his Christmas Day appeal to political leaders around the world asked them to draw on their "wisdom and courage" to end bloody conflicts in the world. The Pope said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to all people "who live in the darkness of poverty, injustice and war," in particular those living in the "tortured regions" of the world including Sri Lanka. [TamilNet, 25 December 2007]

The Pope mentioned Darfur, Somalia, northern Congo, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Balkans, besides Sri Lanka as the world's "tortured regions," an Associated Press report from Vatican said. . [TamilNet, 25 December 2007]

Sri Lanka was never mentioned by Pope Benedict XVI in his Christmas Day appeal and it is time for the Sri Lankan foreign ministry to take this matter up with the relevant authority of Associated Press. LTTE terrorists and Tamilnet are using the Catholic Church for false propaganda and these should be stopped.

The Bishop of Jaffna, Rev. Dr Thomas Savundaranayagam, in his Christmas message appealed to the devotees of his diocease, to "celebrate Christmas this year as a deeply spiritual, solemn, and meaningful festivity, reflecting and drawing on their deep faith to help fellowmen, and to avoid all external glitter and ostentatiousness normally associated with such festivals." The Bishop also called upon the warring parties to seek reconciliation and peace, and urged them to lay to rest all weapons of war. [TamilNet, 24 December 2007]

Sri Lankans have not been able to celebrate Christmas in a peaceful manner for the past two decades due to the climate of fear from suicide bombings and murders committed by LTTE terrorists who are unfortunately Tamils. All devotees in Sri Lanka have suffered the consequences of their dastardly acts of violence. Thomas as an educated, intelligent person, as a citizen of Sri Lanka owes allegiance to the nation. [Give to Ceaser what belongs to Cesar] He should realise that of the so called ‘warring parties’ one is the legitimate democratically elected government of a sovereign state, and the other party are a bunch of cyanide neck laced suicide bombing murderous terrorists led by megalomaniac despot. The armed forces of a sovereign state has a duty to carry weapons and use them when required in protecting the people and property of the nation. On the mandate given to him by the Sri Lankan people, no one other than the democratically elected President of Sri Lanka, has the right to ask armed forces of Sri Lanka to lay down their weapons. Bishop Savundaranayagam, should preach his gospel to his LTTE comrades and get them to lay down the weapons of war they hold illegally.

"We are facing this year’s Christmas in an environment of fear. Arbitrary arrests, abductions, killings and death threats have instilled fear amidst our community. Ominous dark clouds of war hang over our heads. We are constantly traumatized as we contemplate ways to seek safety for our immediate family and relatives in a climate of fear, and unknown dangers that threaten l ives of everyone in Jaffna".[ TamilNet, 24 December 2007]

Families, relatives of all Sri Lankans live in a climate of fear as unknown dangers threaten lives of everyone not only in Jaffna, but all over our beautiful nation. Armed forces personnel are not monsters but human beings, they are husbands, wives, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters of Sri Lankans. They bravely face these vermin and sometimes pay the ultimate sacrifice of their life to safeguard the lives of thousands of Sri Lankans. Are their families not traumatised for the rest of their lives? Ask yourself why ominous dark clouds of war hang over the heads and Sri Lankans are constantly traumatized? It is due to the atrocities committed by your erstwhile LTTE terrorist friends. The church condones suicide, an act desecrating the human body. Dr Thomas does your gospel change to accommodate suicide murderers of the LTTE? Abduction of underage Tamil children, and conscription into the terrorist cadres to be used as cannon fodder, is carried out under your nose, in your own diocese why are not denouncing these acts from the pulpits of the Catholic Churches in Jaffna?

"We call upon the government to please put forward an acceptable solution that can create understanding and unity among communities. Please start the stalled peace talks without any delay," we jointly call on both parties. This is our fervent appeal on behalf of the long suffering Tamil community." TamilNet, 24 December 2007]

Sri Lankans, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Burgher and other community people have the same rights and privileges. Name the rights that a Sinhala from the majority community have over that of a person from the minority communities. The government cannot put forward any solution, where any minority community can have more rights, advantages or privileges than the other communities in Sri Lanka.

The Tamil minority in Sri lanka, must learn to give up the egotistical dreams of the maniac despot and his followers in carving out a Eelam state 1/3 of the land area and 2/3 of the sea coast from this Unitary Nation Sri Lanka. They must learn to integrate and live in harmony with the other communities in Mother Lanka. The biggest obstacle to this is the Tamil disapora, who preach and fund terrorist activities, but will never return to these beautiful shores with their families to live or work due to the in these economic well being they enjoy in these foreign countries. Their stay in these countries on asylum grounds is solely dependent on keeping the conflict alive.

"The chances of cessation of hostilities and the return of permanent peace seem to be very slim. Wherever, we turn we hear the loud cries for war. "Jesus Christ came into the world to bring Peace and amity among people. The Angels chorused "Glory to God in the highest, and Peace to men of good will," but men continue to wage war and make division and dissension in the society and in the world.

True Jesus Christ came into the world to bring Peace and amity among people. The Angels chorused "Glory to God in the highest, and Peace to men of good will." Bishop pray tell us that cyanide neck laced suicide bombing murderous LTTE scum are men of good will and people like you who support ethnic division and have created dissension in the Sri Lankan society and in the world with false propaganda are men of peace.

Stop deluding yourself, and talking in riddles. If peace is to return to our beautiful nation Sri Lanka, LTTE terrorists and terrorism must be wiped out. It is time for people like Saundranayagam to stand up and lead misguided Tamils to accept the reality that Sri Lanka is a unitary nation, where Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim or other community people of our multi ethnic society can live and work anywhere they wish in Sri Lanka.

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