[CS-FSLUG] Yama big life project

[Yama Ploskonka]

Sorry I had not gone to see the list a while -busy!

OK, to answer your question:
The government is in a roll to revive "ancestral traditions".  That 
includes paganism.  Nowadays all official functions have a small or 
large sacrifice, "ch'alla", which in its simple form is to offer beer to 
Mother earth, Pachamama, and can get more complex as the event is more 
important - the Presidents inauguration was spent at a mighty gathering 
of shamans and such in Tiwanaku.
a ggogle on  Evo Morales Tiwanaku gave me this as first link (I 
personally didn't follow the link to the pictures - nothing encouraging 
found in watching pagans doing their thing):
http://mrchebas.blogspot.com/2006/01/evo-morales-in-tiwanaku.html

Bolivia is a confessional state, that is, it recognizes the Catholic 
faith as the religion of the State.  The new proposed constitution (a 
shoo in in the January referendun) eliminates that.  Well, that must not 
be so bad, yes?  well, if replacing Catholicism by paganism is any 
improvement...  Not in the words, but that is the actual cause and result.

Many in the political oposition are evangelicals.  Very few, if any in 
the government show that affiliation.

Bottom line: to introduce oneself as an evangelical can be a handicap if 
one, as in my case, is forced to coordinate with the government.


Fred A. Miller wrote:
> Ed Hurst wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:18:23 -0500, Yama Ploskonka <yama at netoso.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Things right now are a bit stuck.  To get the educational project
>>> running, I need the official support of the current authorities in
>>> Bolivia, who have taken clear stands against anything American or
>>> Christian.  Of course we are not going to lie our way in, so prayers
>>> are in order, please, for this will not succeed just out of a logical
>>> sequence of events.
>> Wow. The whole thing sounds like such a great adventure. I'm standing
>> with you, brother.
> 
> Me also! I'm interested to know why the Gov't insists that it not be
> Christian?
> 
> Fred
>