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Gutza wrote:<br>
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><i> The <br>
</i>><i> article in question is the one about Jesus. The Romanian
(Eastern) <br>
</i>><i> Orthodox Church says that the name should be spelled "Iisus
Hristos". <br>
</i>><i> Other religions in Romania (mainly Catholic branches) say
that the <br>
</i>><i> Romanian name is Isus Cristos.<br>
</i>><i><br>
</i>><i> Anyhow, the dispute is basically not about the language
itself, <br>
</i>><i> because all religions who dispute the name do it in
Romanian. On a <br>
</i>><i> side note, to put your mind at ease before you assume it as
being the <br>
</i>><i> case, no Magyars are involved in the dispute itself.<br>
</i><br>
I'm glad that you've clearly identified. I thought that your approach <br>
in your approach in your first letter was needlessly evasive. <br>
Personally, I was guessing something based on the speech differences <br>
between Romanian and Moldovan, but now I realize that it has to do with
<br>
the Greeks and that there is no imminent Eskimo uprising in Timisoara. <br>
:<i>-) People do bring these issues out of nowhere when they are left
to <br>
</i>guess about the problem.<br>
<br>
Going with the majority (Google or otherwise) is never satisfactory. <br>
That breeds the tyranny of the majority. In English these problems have
<br>
been numerous in relation to usages by the British and Americans. <br>
French, Spanish and Portuguese also encounter differences between <br>
European and New World versions. <br>
<br>
I would be asking questions like: How does the secular press deal with <br>
the issue? How was it dealt with in communist days? (Say what you might
<br>
about them, I can't imagine that an atheist organization would favour <br>
one religion over the other.)<br>
<br>
<u>Ok, I might be wrong or subjective here (I'm actually fuming), but
what *do* you imagine such an atheist organization would do? I am
trying really hard not to be sarcastic here, so please excuse me if
some sarcasm gets through, but what do you imagine an atheist
organization would favor? Now now, let's keep things into perspective,
think about an "atheist organization" which is trying to doctor you
into believing whatever they say. Talk to me, Saintonge, you seem to
know how this works, you tell me what such an organization does! If I
may "say what I might", the way you put it, I will tell you that they
DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT RELIGION! Sorry, was that too tough for your
cute little theory? Then I will tell you a little more, Mr. Theory Man:
not only did they give a shit about it, they actually resented it. They
took down churches. They forced people to work during holy days. They
changed the names of saints. They condemned you for cherishing your
saints. Now you tell me, how can such an "atheist organization" relate
to the discussion at hand?<br>
</u><br>
What does the Romanian Academy have to say about the matter?<br>
<br>
<u>Nothing, they don't regulate these things. If they were somehow
forced to actually take a stand, they would probably promote the BOR
naming. (BOR = The Romanian Orthodox Church)<br>
</u><br>
Is there such a thing as an "official" religion in Romania?<br>
<br>
<u>Yes, the Eastern Orthodox religion.<br>
</u><br>
I can see that the Orthodox version is based on a transliteration from
the Greek, but how did the other version come to be what it is.
(Romanian, after all, is still a romance language.)<br>
<br>
<u>The "other" version came to be due to whatever reasons the Catholic
Church in Romania decided. Can't you see that all this is more or less
arbitrary? Do you really think that the BOR version is really what one
would call "orthodox" in the ethimological sense? No, it's just a
conventional name for the same religious and historical person, that's
all.<br>
</u><br>
If reviewing all these question does not give *clear* guidance, you
should accept both.<br>
<br>
<u>Sorry to formulate it this way, but your solution is really cute.
Did you actually take the time to read the original message?</u><br>
<br>
For each article where the question is relevant, the first form
introduced in that article should have precedence.<br>
<br>
<u>Sorry, I might be off on this one, but IMHO the sentence above
doesn't say anything practical. Yes, the first form always has
precedence because it's the first, but what do you mean? Honestly not
being sarcastic.</u><br>
<br>
Ec<br>
<br>
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