Walter, The best possible option of the present will be aid and rehabilitation. The plight of the woman of Europe in the medieval periods under tyrannical Popes was similar. The clergy branded all the herbal healers, palmists, astrologers , clairvoyants and some meditators all as 'witches' and condemned them to be burnt. Thus came the term 'witch hunt'. The 13 lakh unfortunate women suffered that cruel fate on a 13 th of a month and you can see the 13 th still counted as unlucky in Europe. The same missionaries carried their superstitions into India Harijan Venkat ------------------------------------ Replying to this email will send an e-mail to 10000+ members of Jharkhand Forum. Also, it will be instantly published on 20 blogs of EI & Jharkhand Group. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Jharkhand Forum's Posting Norms http://jharkhand.org.in/posting_norms.htm Add your ORG Name in Directory - http://directory.jharkhand.org.in Wanna be an Internet Volunteer? go to: http://volunteer.jharkhand.org.in +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ YOU CAN HELP US: http://www.jharkhand.org.in/help-us-to-promote-jharkhand MAKE FUNDING / DONATION APPEAL HERE @ http://FUNDING-APPEAL.blogspot.com Get yourname@jharkhandi.com, Sign-up here http://email.jharkhandi.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Join Jharkhand Net @ http://network.jharkhandi.com to Make New Friends. Learn more about Jharkhand Forum http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=vUe37cJ3BAA Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/Jharkhand/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/Jharkhand/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Jharkhand-digest@yahoogroups.co.in mailto:Jharkhand-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.co.in <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Jharkhand-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.co.in <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://in.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |