tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post4981423586711327967..comments2023-11-03T05:44:53.557-04:00Comments on Rational republic: Drug Trade fueled Lebanese DisintegrationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-17097389249126294592013-03-14T07:43:00.137-04:002013-03-14T07:43:00.137-04:00mk oltn ikqw kaz axqw aurh aus uptl kr ul umj qrx...mk oltn ikqw kaz axqw aurh aus uptl kr ul umj qrxb swfb vcn rkbi oafz oau brms ru <br />Our updates Recent articles: <br />http://b2evolution.net.pandastats.net/<br />http://www.justlosingit.com/blog2/blog5.php/<br />http://bbs.sgcq.wanmei.com/viewthread.php?tid=655681&extra=<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-21105008558509311142012-11-28T15:13:05.431-05:002012-11-28T15:13:05.431-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-15311357029963384902012-11-26T22:54:54.968-05:002012-11-26T22:54:54.968-05:00Joseph,
Absolutely. Every sect and every gr...Joseph,<br /> Absolutely. Every sect and every group in Lebanon is to blame. There is no doubt about that. <br /> My position on this, I have discussed it many a time in the past, is that the Maronite Church is currently witnessing the demographic decline of its membership and so if for nothing else but that it could help indirectly its members and perform a great service to the state if it would withdraw from the public square.The withdrawal does not need be abrupt but could be phased out over a period of time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-31198402934535465552012-11-26T17:47:28.067-05:002012-11-26T17:47:28.067-05:00Ghassan,
I would agree the Maronite church has no...Ghassan,<br /><br />I would agree the Maronite church has not played a constructive role in moving the country towards secularism, but to say the Maronites were responsible for the destruction of Lebanon is a step too far.<br /><br />Every sect - and this also includes outside players - has to shoulder some sort of responsibility in the destruction of Lebanon. Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-21028626572654751412012-11-26T13:18:02.403-05:002012-11-26T13:18:02.403-05:00Joseph,
It is not for me to read into the m...Joseph,<br /> It is not for me to read into the mind of the Maronite (non practicing) but the Maronite church has not played a very constructive role in moving Lebanon to a secular state. The insistence on religious quotas is arguably one of the most discriminatory policies that a state can adopt. The salvation of Lebanon is in cultivating a sense of citizenship that is not subservient to religious affiliation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-33042970459923818172012-11-26T07:41:17.962-05:002012-11-26T07:41:17.962-05:00@Maronite (non practising) - why such a selective ...@Maronite (non practising) - why such a selective reading of history?<br /><br />Who said it was the Maronites who destroyed Lebanon??Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-27883306090236113892012-11-25T18:48:32.503-05:002012-11-25T18:48:32.503-05:00Mr. Karam/Prof. Karam
That ...Mr. Karam/Prof. Karam<br /> That last quote is very telling about the culture that has enveloped Lebanon. The Maronites, and I am one of them, have destroyed Lebanon because they still think that they own it. Not much has changed. Just listen to the occasional clueless comments of the current Patriarch who pretends that he is not interested in politics when everything that he says has political implications. Is the Lebanon doomed, I wonder.Maronite (non practising)noreply@blogger.com