According to media re****ts, United National Party (UNP)
parliamentarian Dr. Jayalath Jayewardena has requested the assistance
of the Royal Norwegian Government to establish a Buddhist temple in
Oslo, Norway, for the benefit of Sri Lankan Buddhists living in
Norway.
In addition to the above proposal of Dr Jayawardanena, let us rush
through some of his involvements for the 'upliftment' of Buddha
Sasana, both in Sri Lanka and India, during the last few years.
1. Sacred "Chudamanike" from Kelaniya Viharaya was taken to Jaffna
soon after the treacherous CFA was signed by the UNP leader Ranil
Wickramasinghe. According to the photographs published in media, Dr
Jayawardena was seen carrying the "Chudamanike" on his head while
there were hundreds of Buddhists devotees in the procession.
2. A Bo-sapling was taken from Sri Lanka to India to mark 2550th
Buddha Jayanthi Celebration probably for the benefit of Sri Lankan
Buddhists living in India.
The request of Dr Jayewardene should be taken 'seriously' since Norway
is the 'Vatican' of Evangelical-Lutheran religion as seen from the
following facts.
The constitutional basis for the relation****p between church and state
in Norway:
" Article 2 of the constitution of the Kingdom of Norway declares
that:
The Evangelical-Lutheran religion shall remain the official religion
of the State.
" The King is the constitutional head of the Church of Norway.
" The King exercises his authority through the Government Council of
State (those representatives who are baptised Church members).
" The King has delegated the rest of the authority linked to liturgy
to the Church of Norway National Council.
" Legislation and finances concerning the Church are passed by the
Parliament (Stortinget).
" The King's Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs:
" provides an organizational and financial framework for Church of
Norway,
" is responsible for the administration of comprehensive church
legislation and regulations.
" The Department also has administrative responsibility for the
clergy, bishops, diocesan councils, the
Church of Norway National Council.
Governing bodies within the Church of Norway
" Within the state-church-system, the Church of Norway has been
granted more autonomy through a process of reforms
" The 1996 church-law.
" Elected governing bodies (consisting of both lay church members and
clergy) at three levels has been established: local, regional and
national
- The local parish councils.
- The diocesan councils.
- The General Synod and The National Council, The Council on
E***enical and International Relations, The Sami Church Council.
Economy:
" Financial responsibility for salaries and the maintenance of
buildings is shared by the State and municipal authorities.
" Additional parish activity largely depends on offertory money (250
mill NKR) and voluntary activities.
" The economic sup****t from the state and the municipals were 3,2
billion NKR in 2005 (appr. 0,5 billion USD), or 800 NKR for each
Church-member (appr. 126 USD) (1 USD = 6,32 NKR).
Basic statistics:
" Approximately 82,7 % of the Norwegian population are members of the
Church of Norway.
" In 2005 almost 75,7% of all infants were baptized in the Church of
Norway.
" 1285 parishes, served by 9100 elected council members, 1250 clergy
and more than 6300 employed lay people.
Hence, at the rate this controversial UNP parliamentarian is promoting
Buddhism; the day is not that far for him to request the assistance of
the Holy Father Benedict XVI, to establish a Buddhist Temple in
Vatican!
The MP's above proposal should also be taken 'seriously' since he has
made this request under the following cir***stances.
Dr Jayawardena flew to Oslo few days ago to participate in a
conference arranged for the benefit of the LTTE under the title,
"Peace and Reconciliation in Southeast Asia". The LTTE frontline
activist Vaiko addressed the conference which was said to be mainly
attended by the Tamil Tiger sympathisers. As per the re****ts, he had
facilitated the visit of two Buddhist monks to participate at the
Conference. (Apart from the promises made by the 'man of all religion'
to setup a Buddhist Temple in Oslo under the patronage of Royal
Norwegian Government, the monks who participated must have had their
own personal reasons to visit Oslo since the two monks in question are
no longer considered as influential figures in the political arena).
After meeting the LTTE men in Oslo, it was re****ted, Dr Jayalath
Jayawardena had secret meetings with the LTTE men in London too.
Incidentally, Dr Jayawardena's alleged meetings with LTTE men in
Norway and UK are taking place at a time when the outfit and their
front organisations throughout the world are using issues arising out
of places of religious wor****p, statues and death of a priest due to
claymore mine to their maximum advantage to retard (or to stop if
possible) the operation against the LTTE.
We, as ordinary citizens, are fully aware of the role Dr Jayawardena
is playing while extending his one hand to Buddhism and extending the
other to the LTTE. We are also aware, that the parliamentarian had
been invited to attend the midnight Christmas Pontifical Mass
celebrated by the Holy Father Benedict XVI on 24th December 2006 at
the Vatican. It is said that such invitations are not given to any and
every Catholic merely because he/she is a Catholic. Such invitations
are given to devotees, as an appreciation of their services and
loyalty to the Catholic Church.
We can understand the politician's behaviour towards religions since
we have seen many political leaders in Sri Lanka behaving in that
fa****on, although not to the same extent as Dr Jayawardena. However,
his honesty and sincerity is in question when we see an ardent
Catholic pretends to show-off as an ardent Buddhist while having
secret meetings with ardent Terrorists.
Ironically, the LTTE is a banned organisation in some countries and
not in Sri Lanka. The government of Sri Lanka and those who opposed to
terrorism request all the other countries, where there are people
engaged in sup****ting activities to the outfit, to ban the LTTE and to
take actions against respective criminal codes. On the other hand, we
read about politicians, parliamentarians including ministers of the
government, servicemen, NGO personal, academics and journalists in Sri
Lanka, who have various links with the outfit, are serving the LTTE in
various ways. Activities such as participating in secret meetings and
having various links with Terrorists etc in Sri Lanka are not appeared
to be punishable offences.
As a result, while the security forces are advancing to rescue Wanni
from Prabhakaran, we see several others fronts, who are unarmed,
moving freely to rescue Prbahakaran from advancing troops.
It is very unfortunate that the Sri Lankan security forces were made
to fight its enemy while opening all doors and avenues to the enemy's
frontlines without any restrictions.
NORWEGIANS AGAINST TERRORISM EXPOSURES OF NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
COLLABORATION WITH TERRORISM TO MASSACRE THIRD WORLD CIVILIANS
http://www.svik.org/ltte.htm
THE CIVILIAN MASSACRES CARRIED OUT BY NORWEGEAN BACEKD TAMIL TIGER
TERRORISTS
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Atrocities_20060615_Kebithigollewa_Massacre.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Atrocities_20070528_Ratmalana_Bomb.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_atrocities_20060529_Welikanda_Massacre.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Suicide_Bomb_Blast_20071127_Nugegoda.htm
ETHNIC CLEANSING CARRIED OUT BY NORWEGIAN MINISTER ERIK SOLHEIM'S
TAMIL TERRORIST BOYS
http://www.spur.asn.au/ethnic_cleansing_in_sri_lanka.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/chronology_of_suicide_bomb_attacks_by_Tamil_Tigers_in_sri_Lanka.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/After_signing_the_so-called_JM.htm
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