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Welcome to the world of liberalistic worldviews. Welcome to India, our mother land, whose heritage extends to over 5000 years. We're a people of values and reverence, we encourage foreigners to respect our Indian values. We welcome foreign corporations to sell their products in India, and we encourage them to so with a conscientious attitude. We encourage imaginative and creative advertising but we encourage it to be sensitive of our ethnicity and not bring suggestive advertisements with degenerate and repulsive displays that annihilate and derail the thought process of young India.
Young India is a generation that is educated, we're a generation that is innovative and we seek parameters for rising and not for destruction. Young India wants to be free and how can we be free when we're held captive with provocation of sensuality that is out of context and out of natural human design? In the context of globalisation and emergence of cultural adaptation, young Indians want to stand on par with other cultures but we're still sensitive to what we stand for.
We live in a generation where we're no longer scared of MNC's but we buy them out. We live in a generation where we're no longer scared of perversions, but we challenge them. We're a young generation that is patriotic to this Nation. We no longer strive to settle in other countries for better lives, we create a better India.
Unfortunately there is some times a schizophrenic personality in our young society that is totally against the above description of young India. How has this aping happened? Well, let's read the following to understand how perversion after perversion is creeping into India.
On Saturday the 4th May, while I was walking on Brigade road along with Xavier, after visiting a computer store, we we're traumatized to see a huge display poster at the LEE showroom that was stuck right outside on the glass visible to the public. The poster carried the scene of two teenage girls embracing each other in a sensual and lesbian attitude in the momentum of kissing each other on the lips or at least teasing the mind to think so. The caption read "NOT EVERYTHING IS AS STRAIGHT!!!" The meaning that several sociologists say is that LEE promotes that "Lesbianism is straight, but the jeans are straighter"
As Sunil Jose, Program Director of Morelove.in was on Brigade road; he encountered the advertisement and was curious. So he entered to the store and spoke to Mr. Vincent who claimed to be the store manager of the Lee showroom located at Brigade road. Mr. Vincent told Sunil that this product was a part of the 'summer collections'. In further dialogue, Vincent said that there were other people enquiring about the poster and its ambiguous meaning. He stated that he had mailed the head office for clarification on the meaning of the poster, but has not yet received a response.
On Monday the 7th May I had spoken to Sourav, who said that he was the Marketing Manager. He said that he had informed his boss and would revert back to me the next day by 10:30 am. I had appealed to him to reconsider the concept and invited him to remove the poster. He agreed that it is provoking. I further told him that if he did not take to opportunity to consider removal and not get back to me at the suggested time, I would consider taking the appropriate action. In justification, Sourav told me this "if you look at the newspapers like Bangalore Times, they have all sorts of vulgar presentations, why is there no cry about that?" As one person said, "The Bangalore Times is now a part of pornography" Sourav has not yet gotten back to me.
I have been using the Lee brand for over twenty years. My friends and I and their family and friends have committed to never ever purchasing a LEE product again. We will also discard any product that carries the LEE tag.
In the meanwhile, we had called together a consultation of ecumenical leaders and sociological experts of the Indian society to get their views and everyone had the same say that irresponsible advertising is against our values as Indians.
Counsellors around the city have been at a loss in counselling so many cases of lesbianism due to experimentation. It's not that all of them are lesbians; it's just that they have experimented with it and are finding it hard to get out of it. Many young marriages have been on the threshold of separation and rupturing due to these patterns. India does not have the capacity or expertise to deal with these areas of sociological concerns.
When we dialogued with sets of young people ranging from ages fifteen to twenty seven, their response was that this promotion was provoking and suggestive. They further stated that advertisements like this only cause a young generation to experiment things that should not be experimented. Danstan John, a youth worker among juvenile drug addicts and gangsters says that this sort of promotion that sets standards of being cool is what's causing a rupturing in our India society. If you're out there working on the streets, you would know that. The Lee Company has been insensitive to our Indian culture.
The Archbishop of Bangalore Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras told me yesterday that this sort of promotion is insensitive to our culture at large. He further indicated that Indians of all beliefs should join together against such immoral campaigns. Young people who believe in values should protest against ideologies.
Dr. J. Mohan Razu, a leading sociologist and professor at UTC who has been an International voice for social causes says this: "Product promotion through unethical means need to be contested. Multinationals for the sake of profit maximization resort to all sorts of means."
Bangalore's leading Philosopher, BP Naresh and father of a girl child commented by saying "Very obviously, the intentions are clear, if not promoting at least a soft corner for lesbianism, what has the product got to do with the picture...? I don't see any connection at all. Very appropriately, a boy and a girl would have suited the product promotion... but this appears to be very shady. I don't think this is oversight at all. This looks very deliberate."
Mark Braganza, a Chartered Accountant and a father of six including a teenager daughter has this to say: "I feel that the attached photograph is suggestive of lesbianism. I suggest that action should be taken against the company on more than one count. The counts which I can think of are: (1) Taking up the matter with' The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)', on the grounds of indecency. There may be other grounds too." 2. Filing a public interest litigation against the company.
Cherian, Director a Resort, a father of three including a teenage daughter comments, "Yes, the picture clearly suggests lesbianism. I am with you if you are planning some campaign against this."
The call is ours, we need to speak out. Some of us already have. Let's hear your voice, write to us with your views. Email info@morelove.in.
Dominic Dixon was a guest on the NDTV “INDIA 60 MINUTES” program. He was interviewed on “Gayism in India”. He spoke from the Psychological and Sociological dimensions of Gayism. Dominic loves those who are Gay, but does not endorse gayism.
“…Righteous and
Justice are the foundation of His throne..” Psalm 97:2
The story
below is to challenge every Christian to stand for social justice. It is
also to give hope to those who are oppressed. We at MoreLove, take no credit
for what God has chosen to do in and through us. It is the working of our
Lord Jesus Christ and glory be to Him alone.
It was a gruesome scene that we encountered when we reached the hospital on that tragic day on the 7th of May 2008. Mr. Norohna, aged 76 years (a retired manager from HAL and an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society) was brutally beaten and injured. Mr Norohna who had already undergone two cardiac surgeries was assaulted mercilessly by his neighbours, Mr. Naidu and family, for the sole reason that he resisted their attempt to encroach on his own property that he had owned for more than 40 years. Mrs. Norohna, 72 years, a retired school teacher was in a state of shock, fearing for their lives. Added to this, the police officials were not in a position to help the victims because the Karnataka assembly elections were just a couple of days away and they had been assigned to ensure that law and order was maintained.
At MoreLove, we were
infuriated to see the utter contempt that was shown by the perpetrators of
the crime. The sheer barbarity with which these innocent lives were being
violated, exasperated us. The police department seemed to be reluctant to
help in this time of need for diverse reasons that are best known to them.
Knowing that our God is a God of righteousness and justice, we decided that
something had to be done and plunged right in. Sunil Jose, the Program
Director of MoreLove was assigned the task of investigating the case and
ensuring that no stone was left unturned in the pursuit for justice.
The task that lay
ahead of us was an uphill and arduous task for various reasons.
Firstly, the Norohna’s were severely shaken. This wasn’t their first experience with such injustice. In the past six years, they were repeatedly subjected to verbal abuse. On at least two earlier incidents they were violently beaten causing physical injury and grave mental trauma. On one such violent encounter the daughter-in-law of the Norohna’s was assaulted. There was also an outrage of her modesty. During all these turbulent times, the Norohna’s hardly had any support even from the Church which is the tangible body of Christ. Subsequently, their faith in God was shaken, they began to question God. We constantly remained in close contact with them. We assured them our every support and prayed with them.
Secondly,
the law enforcing mechanism posed a huge challenge. If you have any
experience dealing with these agencies here, you’ll know what we’re talking
about.
We investigated the
entire case and prepared a detailed report containing the history of the
entire case. Having found the Police authorities to be delinquent in their
duties, we decided to approach the Lok Ayukta. Dr. Dominic Dixon (criminal
psychologist) submitted his psychological & sociological evaluation of the
entire case, after a detailed study. We helped the Norohna’s to draw up a
formal complaint. We then approached His Excellency, the Governor of
Karnataka, The Commissioner of Police for
We then filed a case
against the accused. We knew that the Law would take its own time; we were
prepared to wait.
We soon got our first
breakthrough; a warrant against the accused. The accused went into hiding
for over a fortnight only to surface again and surrender to the police. He
was later released on bail.
The Governor replied
to our report and directed the Home Ministry to look into the matter.
A few days back the
main accused died suddenly of a heart attack. We had always prayed for their
conversion and continue to do so. Our sympathies lie with the family.
The Inspector of
police Mr. Devaya, submitted a formal report to Dr. Dominic Dixon, citing
all the action that has been taken against the perpetrator. We find them
satisfactory.
The matter now will
be resolved in the courts.
Our greatest reward
however is to see the Norohna’s slowly getting back to normal life. Their
faith in God has been restored and they are relieved. They are at peace and
feel secure.
In summary, we have
been very enriched by the whole experience and have learnt many valuable
lessons, a few of which are enlisted below.
The hand of the Lord
has done mighty things. He has vindicated the oppressed and given them
justice. All glory be to the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
MORE JUSTICE, MORE
LOVE ,MORE JESUS.
Staff Report,
Very often in our lives,
we hear cries for help, and it is the freedom given by God to each one of us
to hasten to the cries of those in need or to just to ignore them. - Nancy
Dias.
In October, 2007 Nancy
Dias, Country Director of MORELOVE, Kuwait, got a phone call only to hear
from the caller, requesting Nancy to pray for a Goan lady. Alice (name
changed) who was working in
Nancy and Albert, the
Program Director of MORELOVE,
On the appointed day,
the team of MORELOVE met with the Ambassador and the Consular General to
discuss about the issues of Indian labourers who were raped, tortured and
brutally beaten. The meeting was quite intensive while
The reason for the
employer to lock her up was because her fiancé who was also working for the
same employer had fled the country after unethical practices. For this
reason,
The thought of this
young girl of 25 years suffering reminded
After much pains taking
efforts,
At this point
This is what
My friends, if I am
testifying, it is for the sole purpose of testifying to the work of our God
– Jesus Christ who never fails and is always faithful to His promise.
The Promise of God
spoken through His prophet Isaiah in chapter 61 was fulfilled in my life.
Very often we feel we
are righteous and close our selves from giving a helping hand.
In due course of time
the secretary managed to pass
Finally, the long
awaited day dawned and
God has the knack of
changing a heart of stone, into a heart of flesh. The heart of the
businessman moved, after
Before talking to the
employer,
So on the appointed day,
During
Nancy and Albert had
purchased the ticket as
The delegation from the
State of
On behalf of MORELOVE,
Ms. Sabina has a great
vision for the Goan women in
After all that is said
and done, if the maid had to be an American, how would the American Embassy
have reacted? This was the question that Dominic had asked the Indian
Ambassador and the Political Ministers of India who did not have a concrete
answer. Living in an age, says Dominic, where the awareness of human rights
is at it's peak with
Dominic's words of exhortation: We
look at the macroscopic level of injustice towards people, especially
children. But, on the microscopic level, we employ these little children at
our homes, bakeries and factories sometimes in the guise of helping them. If
we really want to help little children, then, we need to adopt them or send
them to school. Let us put off looking at the world of injustice with a
microscope while looking at ourselves with a telescope.
Before concluding, the
Goan community and it's leaders, thanks Dominic Dixon, Executive Director of
MORELOVE for his initiative and thoughtfulness and the tremendous prayers
and support to help the Goan Community. We appreciate his selfless act and
sacrifice and risking his own life for the lives of others.