Should The Funding of Mauritian Religious and Sociocultural Groups Continue?
Its taboo as we said. It’s weird that many do not seem to mention it and the person who decided to talk about it was not really back up with the majority. That’s the Funding of religious groups and activities in Mauritius! Should it continue? We gonna see.
About 5 days ago, Clency Lajoie, adviser at the municipality of Curepipe decided to move with a proposition to stop the funding of religious groups and their activities by the municipality money aka YOUR MONEY!
His main proposition was that instead of funding religious groups and activities, why don’t we use this money to do real social activities that will help everyone. However after a municipal vote proceeded the next day, his proposition was rejected as the majority (not wanting to say all) voted against it. The why is the BS question now?
Just to give you a small insight about the amount of money used here are some figures:
Eid Festival: Rs 95000
Easter Related such as church visits: Rs 75000
Chinese Festival: Rs100000
And there are much more festival coming soon! Now most of you will say that these money are being used to give each religion his share of the cake aren’t you? What share? Money was used for the Eid festival Chinese festival, Easter and even Mahashivratree. How? To organize activities and lunch and dinners. (Manze Boire) and?
Oh yea thank you Mr Invisible for making me remember. I nearly forgot the scotch powered parties. So who benefited the most? Some muslims for one day or one week? Some christians for some days before Easter? Some Chinese for one week? Some Hindu for one week? And what about the other days? What about the others? After the festivals, who benefited most ?
The public or the leaders of the organisations and groups?! The worst about it all is that we the citizens of this country do not even know a damn of how the money is spended! How much of it goes to the shop while how much goes to the pockets! Shops and suppliers… Good point! Which shops and suppliers? Always the same prefered ones!
The question is that why can’t these money be used where it should be used! Rs 100000 for chinese festival! Why can’t the Rs100000 be used to help students of the region? Why can’t it be used instead to buy food for the needy? Why can’t the money be used to help where it is really needed?!
As if God ever asked for finance in each religion! Are we promoting the process of buying religious faith with money?
Do you think this funding of religious activities and socio cultural activities should be stop? Or are you for it? And the most important question is why so almost all the deciders there voted against the abolition of such an illogical funding?
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Should The Funding of Mauritian Religious and Sociocultural Groups Continue?:
Its taboo as we said. ItR.. http://tinyurl.com/cy5lmz
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Mauritius is among the few countries who spend loads of money concerning funding of socio cultural activities. I think we should be proud of this aspect , we are truly a multi cultural society and we also promotes culture. You talked of socio cultural activties … there is a thin line between the activities and religion as such . Anyways the question is only about the management of the money.. how to manage that money.
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kazak Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Sorry. Why use taxpayers money to fund religion?
Believers and benvolent funders should do so with their own funds. Not tax payers money., especially that there are people that do not support any religious movement or congregation
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:07 am
I think we should be proud that culture is promoted but still I can’t understand, why tax payers money is to be used for that?
The sociocultural groups do have their own fund raising ways?
Note: I am not saying that the municipality must not organise such activities by ITSELF! The post is about financing the third party groups so that THEY organise it.
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Graeme Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
It is true that the Government should fund such organisations. But as with everything there should be an oversight board that checks that the monies go toward actual religious activities. The government also uses such handouts to control these religious groups. But out of a total of Rs 44 billion in revenue, the government spends less than 0.0000000001 % on religious organizations. They spend more on their Government Transport (BMW’s and Mercedes Benz) for the ministers etc. There should be complete transparency on the detailed budget, with oversight and accountability.
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This system is promoting racial differences since decades and needs to be abolished.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Hmm… I am not so sure how it promote racial differences here. Can you elaborate please?
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Mauritius is a multi cultural society, … it is very normal to spend in cultural festivals.. this helps in showing the beauty of our country.. note that this is good for promoting tourists also…
maybe … the expenditure isn’t transparent enough and this is where fraud occurs, maybe the expenditure should be made transparent… but i sincerely don’t believe this should end…
you should realize one thing, that education isn’t the only sector in this country, we need to balance everything, hence why i believe expenses on cultural festivals are deemed to be logical.
Imagine we manage to be a country with good education level, but over the years we have focused only on education education and economy.. what shall happen?
We’ll turn into a country which doesn’t really seem to have any roots. Keeping cultures and traditions alive is something vital that keeps us different from other countries. Ofcourse, this shouldn’t mean we should be divided.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Ya exactly…i think all of you are getting the my point wrong. I think the municipality has the right and must organise activities. All is fine if the municipality organise it.
It will be for everyone. The points here is why money is given to external groups so that these groups organise the activities. This is where there is no transparency.
Keeping the culture’s root by promoting some activities is fine, but i wonder can’t these groups have their own fund raising methods? Why the municipality must give them tax payers money?
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selven Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 11:20 am
very true indeed
The municipality shouldn’t give money to those groups, but it should organize those events by itself, or atleast, give clear sums for specific reasons if ever there is a need to give to those groups..
Secondly, the municipality MUST give tax payers money for cultural activities, because the country is a multi cultural country, and we need to promote this and keep it alive if we wish to keep this identity alive.
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No it should not continue.
I know it’s not possible, but religion and state matters should always be kept separate. I also do not support creation of cultural centres for each religion. This has led to this notion of divide and rule which has plagued politics for ages. It exacerbates division, it promotes the creation of 10 million religious holidays, and also I don’t mind the tax I pay to be spent on welfare,…etc but if I don’t believe in religion, why is my money going into religious festivals? There is no transparency about where that money is going, if the govt dares to investigate, you will have an upheaval. I have always advocated the philosophy of religion being a private thing and not a public thing. I know it’s not exactly realistic, but I hope it happens someday!
But if the amount of figures we are talking about are the one above, I guess more money is lost to other stupid ventures and mistakes by the govt (esp the STC), Rs100k for a festival is not exactly a massive amount.
And anyway, I think our cultures can still be safeguarded. If you are part of a religious group, you should be ready to spend your money to keep your culture alive. I know the govt should cater for everyone’s needs, but there is a limit.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Thats it. I am not totally against the organisation of sociocultural activities. If a part of the population like it, then it must be done. But the fact that the municipality funds these groups is not ok imo.
If they wanna organise smthing, they need to get their own funds. And not use or MISUSE tax money.
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Yudz Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
about religion being a private thing.. then mauritius would not have been a multicultural country as religion is directly related to culture and our cultures are intermixed, mauritius would have been like uk and usa.. poor culture!
as far as tax payers money are concerned, i guess you are not contributing any for the moment. so..
and these socio cultural activities are not restricted to own culture. they are also done for other cultures. like divali, paques, mahashivratree, christmas, cavadee, etc..
“If they wanna organise smthing, they need to get their own funds. And not use or MISUSE tax money.”
where will they get their own funds from ? from their salary? some people do not pay rs25 monthly for using club facilities! and these activities, they bring the community together. a selected group (large enough) is targetted, and the event is more successful. whereas if municipality organise it, there will be a mass of people and does not really serve its purpose.
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Yashi Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
“about religion being a private thing.. then mauritius would not have been a multicultural country as religion is directly related to culture and our cultures are intermixed, mauritius would have been like uk and usa.. poor culture!”
Poor culture?? Can you elaborate on what YOU think is poor culture? As far as I know, the very ‘poor’ culture which ‘afflicts’ those ‘evil and satanic’ western countries is very well present in our beautiful island of Mauritius.
“as far as tax payers money are concerned, i guess you are not contributing any for the moment. so..”
This is not really relevant and none of your business actually, but I do contribute. I have bank accounts in Mauritius and savings/investments on which I pay tax. What is this pseudo-patriotic attitude towards people who are abroad? I have the same rights as you, I don’t only pay taxes, my parents have also been paying taxes for decades. So, get your facts right and think well before assuming that you have more rights that I have. Stick to the bloody subject please.
“and these socio cultural activities are not restricted to own culture. they are also done for other cultures. like divali, paques, mahashivratree, christmas, cavadee, etc..”
er…yeah… if you read the topic well, you would notice that it’s not about my or your or his culture or religion, it’s about all religions and cultures.
The way I think it should work is that if you are part of a sociocultural group, you contribute your money to all events. It’s not a very popular notion because the people want the Govt to cater for their needs, and since most people in Mauritius do belong to a particular group (the difference with other countries being that other countries have a huge group of people who don’t belong to a specific group and hence the Govt can’t justify spending money on people who are in a group), , the Govt does it. But unless it’s controlled well, it ends up being political tool and risks being mis-used. And do not underestimate the likelihood of sociocultural groups mis-using money!
Yashi’s last blog post..State of Play: Mini Movie Review
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
“”as far as tax payers money are concerned, i guess you are not contributing any for the moment. so..”"
This is not a good argument imo. Even if we are still not paying or (maybe some are paying) this should not matter. If for example I dont pay..my parents however pay the taxes and it is not a small amount.
The argument is about using tax money for the benefit of all of us. Not give away money to organise a one day lunch whereby the public (or some public as many do not have time to attend all org everytime) get food for one day with a small cup of coke and finally who’s house is getting the Basalt and Gamma blocks?? The high end members of the organising groups.
Asking me for a case? I can’t mention the name here on this blog but in my own neighbourhood there is a such situation. Situation: “Met langouti declar saint and after that bez cash allowance pa cone ki p foute!”
Not all are alike ok. But MANY are notes-mongers.
“”where will they get their own funds from ? from their salary?”"
When a christiam college want to collect fund, it does what? Fancy fair. Well am nt asking all of them to do fancy fairs now. It will become boring but for sure funds collection ways do not lack.
“”some people do not pay rs25 monthly for using club facilities”"
Now these are roder bout. But now imagine the person do not even have time to attend the club or benefit a damn from it. (In any way). Why should his tax colected money be given to ssome situation mongers?
Again i say sociacultural activities must continue. Thats fine., The argument here is about the yearly allowance given to these different groups. Why do you think some are so motivated to control societies in each region? Social work? Lol. Eden garden no more exist lol… Its jst coz of all the facilities! (Again not all group presidents are the same but MOST are!) And example is here itself…. Wont mention any name.
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stella Reply:
January 24th, 2010 at 11:08 am
@Yashi, Personally i cannot believe that any public funds should be spent on religion, each religion must sink or swim under its own funds, the money saved could be used to fund an efficent education system and eradicate private tuition which is unethical and imoral
stella
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bizin arete. Tros bukou magouille ena la dan.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Concerning “magouil” yes there are a lot. And better of all we have drunkards in the municipality!!
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the money is used for food and drinks means as Charity as far as hindu funding are concerned.
moreover, i dont think the government gives liquid money. NO money is given to a third party. if you have requested something like to distribute briani, the government will pay a credible ‘company’ to cater for the briani and receipt is issued for that. so there is no possibility for misuse of the ‘money’ (for scotch etc)
Also, most clubs do not ask for themselves, but instead to help the population. many times you might have taken advantage of it unknowingly. or else, you might have been sitting at home on such occasion to miss them.
those who want to stop funding are probably jealous about the way we organise things.
The sociocultural activities, its about active members taking the initiative to create some activities for a given event. else, where would you see people doing so much for FREE. And would it not be for these activities, what will be the difference between mauritius and abroad???? abroad, your neighbor may die and you wont even know after a few years. here strangers are offering some services free..
do you realise that tourists come SPECIALLY during these period to witness and participate in these events. would it not have been to the sponsors, there would be no activities.. and you sit in your home and i sit in my home and the money is saved. yay!
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:19 am
No. Infact all registered groups do get a yearly allowance.
Infact its not about stopping sociocultural activities. These must be done as it is the beauty of the island. But by giving such group an allowance of money is like installing the devil in a noble mind. When even a noble see too much money given so easily to him.. it can distort his ideas. If they are to organise they ought to be having a fund raising way such as donation etc. They have it so I wonder why the municipality must give them additional money.
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Yashi Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
“those who want to stop funding are probably jealous about the way we organise things.”
What…?? Jealous? Maybe you didn’t get what other people wrote, it’s not about abolishing all sociocultural activities, it’s about funding, you want to celebrate Divali, you have 10 million sociocultural clubs, they can all put their money together and organise it so that people like me are not jealous…
No-one is saying stop all activities, just put your own money in it. If you want to protect your culture, you will put your money in. And believe me, once you start asking people to contribute, many will be willing to abandon their culture lol such is the ‘love’ for one’s culture… Mauritius is a country of bloddsuckers, you need to give Mauritians everything in their hands, all free, only then are they satisfied. Everytimg I have a puja at my place, my family put money together and organise it in the proud Mauritian way, there is no need for govt money.
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Yudz Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Ok maybe a negligible yearly allowance.
jealous-who are the people wishing to abolish this funding? those who do not/have not/and can not organise any activities. and these people are the first one to take benefit of the activities.
well, these clubs do contribute monthly but this amount is negligible when an event is organised.
a simple event might cost around rs10,000. i have seen the receipt and this looks fair. (tent n decoration cost alot)
It is very difficult to organise things when there is scarcity of money. and the money contributed is not enough. sponsor money are needed. if asked more contribution from the members, their family income will all go into this.
Organising puja at your place is one thing. you doing it for YOUR family. and organising events for the population is another.
some clubs not just organise for their own culture. they also organise for other religions too, and i have witnessed that.
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Yashi Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
“jealous-who are the people wishing to abolish this funding? those who do not/have not/and can not organise any activities. and these people are the first one to take benefit of the activities.”
You assume things so quickly and blindly, it’s sad. Just because you can organise one activity, you think everyone else is just jealous. Pitiful. It’s not about organising anything, it’s about taxpayers money and Govt expenditure. Organising events has always been great in Mauritius, but this article is about Govt funding, not general funds, but Govt funds.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
“”"”"It is very difficult to organise things when there is scarcity of money. and the money contributed is not enough. sponsor money are needed. if asked more contribution from the members, their family income will all go into this.”"”"
Sponsors are needed yes! But tax money is not! Its BS that someone contribute money he worked for for smthing he never get anything from it. Sponsors and those who GET THINGS from any of the events organised can contribute. If the mayor want to give a donation he is welcome…if Navin or Berenger envi declar couto dibeur and give donation they are most welcomed.
But using tax money to feed “always the same bunch of person” (depending on each event…..) is not logic imo.
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Each of the pillars of the mauritian society needs to be allocated some money, whether we want it or not, there’s no social work if ever there’s no money. It is highly naiive to think that cultural activities will still be the same had there be no funding… money does everything.
As for someone who i seem to see that is having a confusion between religion and culture…
religion is not culture… it just happens that sometimes religions mixes with culture and we can\t do much about that.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Money is needed indeed as it is the fuel of the events organisation but also of the scotch temptation parties
However these group can get sponsors….collect donation money….. I dunno the exact amount but here that Shivala only can get lots of donation money each month more than imagined!
Why don’t they use these instead of taking money from the municipality? Sponsors will not be invisible if they know how to look for one… And the sponsors too will gain publicity as the event is organised.
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selven Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
As for the scotch.. its mostly a matter of transparency..
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“moreover, i dont think the government gives liquid money. NO money is given to a third party. if you have requested something like to distribute briani, the government will pay a credible ‘company’ to cater for the briani and receipt is issued for that. so there is no possibility for misuse of the ‘money’ (for scotch etc)”
Actually it is true that government gives no liquid money . So that government allocate an allowance for a socio cultural activity. The society as such should be registered by the registration of association .
I give an example : For Mahashivaratree government allocates to 3000 rs to each hindu society ,
The society will president and treasurer will have to go to the municipality of district council where the society is located,
Then a cheque of 3000 rs will be issued on the SOCIETY NAME.
Once the cheque in hand the president or treasurer go their respective bank to get the money .
Now there is no guarantee that the society will not make misuse of the same . The people many also buy scotch . Once the cash in hand their is no control of how it is used. There are possibilities to use the money in a wrong way.
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Yudz Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
This is false. NO check is allocated for mahashivratree! maybe a yearly negligible allowance given, but not for specific events. Can you prove that check is issued for mahashivratree? some evidence from trusted sources?
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yusha Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
If you want to cross check , then you can surely go to the nearest municipality or district council near your place and ask if cheques are issued or not.
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Yudz Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
as far as i know, its no! prove me otherwise..
else i will see to that tomorrow..
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I can confirm that too.
Go and check with the municipality…. All registered society get these amounts… Now 3000 is not a big sum…but when u consider how many societies there are…and how many are deads ones….who jst collect the money and do nothing! Yes there are many who do nothing…..you will not even know if the president or whoever got the money and did what….mostly the very unknown ones….
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selven Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
actually yusha, here in lies the fraud… you are given the choice of which caterer will make the briani
.. and most catering group will want the contract… and who will be given the contract? ofcourse the one who promise to “make a higher bill” but make sure to take only his share, and give the surplus to the person who gives him the contract….
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Mauritius’s multicultural society is directly linked to the various religions co-existing in the society. There is barely any culture not linked to a specific religion, for those cultures not linked to any religion (maybe the fishing culture in Mauritius, or sega culture) should be protected with help from the Govt, but why does the Govt need to blindly sponsor Maha Shivratree or Xmas or other religious festivals? Someone forms part of a religious group, he puts his money into preserving his group, or not necessarily money, but maybe help in some other form. At the end ofthe day, religious funding always has a hidden political agenda. It’s just a political tool used to keep the masses happy and, I have to admit it, put a few dollars in the Govt’s treasure chest.
If cultures happen to die out, it shouldn’t be because the Govt removed funding for them, but because people entrenched in that culture did not put much effort themselves. There is no other reason why cultural activities should stop.
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Yudz Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
sega culture is not linked to any religion? think again! everything is interlinked.
as i said, government do not sponsor specific events. yearly allowance only.
effort? i guess you have never organised a public event. the amount of effort required from the members are nothing compared to the money received.
and about fund misuse, you should not generalize. maybe a few clubs do that, but most of them thrive..
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Yashi Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Which religion in Mauritius is Sega linked to? It’s not linked to any religion, it originated from the rich African culture that was brought to Mauritius by Africans, it’s not linked to any religion.
I have organised a lot of events, don’t worry. And read well please, I didn’t say the current amount of efforts being put in is small, I said IF a culture HAPPEN TO DIE OUT WITHOUT THE LACK OF FUNDING (which is the purpose of this debate, i.e whether funding should be removed or not), then it WOULD NOT be because of a lack of Govt funding but other factors like unwillingness of parties concerned to put enough of their own money or efforts in. Once again, I am NOT, i repeat, NOT saying the current amount of efforts being put in events is small.
Only a few people murder other people, not everyone, it doesn’t mean murder should be legalised. Either the Govt control the money well (i know I must be dreaming to write ‘govt’ and ‘control money well’ in the same sentence) or Govt removes ALL its funding.
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selven Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
@yashi: because the government has the responsibility to keep cultural heritage alive.
Yes it does happen (many a time) that religion happens to be mixed along.
The economy will come to an end if people stop consuming and people stop working… it shouldn’t be because of the Govt also…
Literacy rates will drop if all kids stopped to go to school… it shouldn’t be because of the govt also…
My point is that… those packages are given to “stimulate” that sector.
Everything brings something…
Keeping cultural heritage alive brings in tourists.. its a two way stuff… it is among the small details that makes the country beautiful.
Without culture, a country would be like a body without soul. It can have a strong education, strong economy base and a strong millitary force.. but if there’s no “cultural” roots… what makes that country different from another country??? There’s no notion of identity…
It just happens that we have mixed religion along with culture .. but many a times… it just can’t be any other way.. it is like this.. because culture and religion can’t be totally separated.. Yes, some cultural values exists without religious bounds, but there are also other cultural aspects that exists with religion only.
The only possible method to enforce a fair system is to just… have a rule that says you can’t not accept a member because of race/religion in your organisation.
Yes atheist might feel bad because it is also their money which is going in that.. but then, many people who work don’t like to that their tax money is being spent on free transport for students… you just have to live with it. Or create an atheist club society
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“The economy will come to an end if people stop consuming and people stop working… it shouldn’t be because of the Govt also…
Literacy rates will drop if all kids stopped to go to school… it shouldn’t be because of the govt also…
My point is that… those packages are given to “stimulate” that sector.”
I don’t think you understood what I meant, I meant the efforts and money put in by people are more important than any Govt funding, such that govt funding is not the only way to prevent cultures from dying or not growing. Govt funding, even though it does help the growth and survival of cultures also brings its share of problems in terms of religion mixing with politics.
I normally like the state to be separate from any religion, no involvement by the Govt in religious activities. It is somewhat utopian and unrealistic, but atleast if the govt are going to stimulate these areas, they should do it better, hence why I think it should either be stopped altogether or managed more properly. Given the ‘high’ competence of our Govt, I would not consider one moment that the funds could be allocated and managed better.
I also think cutting Govt funding could make people more involved in cultural occasions, because a lot of us take them for granted.
But of course, there are 2 sides to every coin…
And don’t get me started on education funding
that should be another topic, Kurt!
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Well Yashi, you seem to have quietened evreybody on the issue. congrats.
I am trying to separate religion and culture in Crisis Island,; I am not that bright and cannot find many that are actually separated. I’ll recall as you mentioned, sega, fisherman,Lion dance,fire crackers on 31st Jan. Lundi cordonnier,favours, rode bout, gossip,magouille,bribe corruption, 1st may,vote block (including pied banane..) please try to help me name more..
As a matter of fact, I do not think that the Tourist as someone said would be interested in the majority of it. Remember that it has been the policy of all government to keep the tourist secluded. Just a few tours to some hot spots, then quickly dodo hotel.
There isnt even a place where one can go and watch freely sega dancers perform daily unless one stay in a hotel complex.
I also forgot that we are good as criticising (including I) and then no action. Real Mauritian Culture…!
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NILOU
hi good afternoon,
Politician are not going to stop financing religious groups as they have a hidden agenda. politician always use religion to do politics. what do we see in grand bassin political leaders take big and religious groups whether it is muslims hindus christians always seek advantages with these politicians. these funding should be stopped as it is taxpayers money. it can be used more usefully like in hospitals, it can be used for public benefits or the poor. religious groups can collect money among there own people to run there day to day business.
jai hind
asalamalekum
namaste
good day to you all friends
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 13th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Exactly. Now if those religious group would have use the money for really useful for people it would have been different. But most “get zot poche plis”.
I am for the opinion that if they are dedicated they must find donation money to do their stuff. If it is a new group which does not get much donation, then still they must do what they can with what they have. Because many groups are formed ONLY for the sake of getting these money. Its like money is motivating them to keep the culture and not culture which is giving them money to protect it.
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