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[uzan]

My sentiment is that the Church has grown too big for its own (and ours) good. I think the only way out of this mess is to start enforcing a strategy that will make the Church a weaker organization, so it can focus on its real mission (if such a notion still exists).
In that draft that Alex put forward for improving the A-Plan, the point that got me the most thrilled was the part that provided for taking away land from the Church. That would be a huge step forward, in more than one ways and dimensions.

I think the only way out of this mess,i believe we can do it.

[Piratis]

Well, if in high school I knew what I know now, then I would have demanded my minority rights. I believe in no god, and still I was forced to take religion courses that were full of crap and nothing more, not to mention that they expected from me to sing the prayer and put my cross every morning!! (and I had many conflicts because I didn't)

such things should not exist in the 21st century. It should be the choice of each person whether he/she should do such things or not.

[Agios Amvrosios]

he took her to cyprus and i have not seen her since,

WHat are you waiting for Brother go and find her and marry.She probably never married. It will be like Romeo and Juliet.

Good Luck and if you get married I hope you invite us all

[erolz]

It will be like Romeo and Juliet.

You mean a tradgey where they both end up dead ?

[Bananiot]

If it means anything, the Education Minister appointed, must always be approved by the church! In my book, Cypriots (greek) are among the most racist, worlwide.

[cannedmoose]

If it means anything, the Education Minister appointed, must always be approved by the church! In my book, Cypriots (greek) are among the most racist, worlwide.

I disagree about the racist comment to an extent. Yes, there is a high level of xenophobia in Cyprus, but it tends to be latent rather than openly expressed and derives from a long history of being dealt a harsh hand by outsiders. However, I am also concerned that, in contrary to a movement across Europe of increased tolerance amongst younger people, in Cyprus the opposite is true.

As an example, I've had conversations with GCs young and old and have actually found the older generation to have a more tolerant and balanced view than the young, particularly when it comes to relations with TCs. Obviously there are exceptions such as the former member of EOKA who retained an almost pathological dislike of Brits (although he was very pleasant to me personally), but on the whole I think the education system in Cyprus has created a hornets nest for the future. Even in spite of the large numbers of young Cypriots who study overseas, this is how things come across to me when I visit the island.

Hence, I found the results of this study quite interesting. What would be more interesting would be a wider survey, as this was only one school so it's hard to deduce patterns from such a small and specific sample.

[cannedmoose]

If it means anything, the Education Minister appointed, must always be approved by the church!

Bananiot, do you have any documentary evidence of the approval procedure for the Education Minister... or does anyone else have a link to this info?

[boulio]

im not sure how it works in cyprus but in greece the education minister is appointed by the prime minister however the ciriculum and many scholestic descision seem to always find its way to the church as well.

[brother]

Agios Amvrosios, i have since moved on and married another but one day i will find her and who knows.......

[cannedmoose]

Agios Amvrosios, i have since moved on and married another but one day i will find her and who knows.......

So long as we don't see you posting "married but looking for sexual affair with long-lost girlfriend" in the meet new people section bro'!