User talk:Cann0tsay
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Again, welcome! — BRIAN0918 • 2005-08-13 05:33
Religious Identity and Freedom in Russia
[edit]Greetings my fellow Vietnamese, in regards to your comments on the Cao Dai page:
"Almost everyone in the Free World know that many of the inalienable rights we enjoy and take for granted do not exist in Vietnam, China, North Korea, Russia and a few other countries. Among those rights is religious freedom."
Actually, the Russian Federation today, since 1991, has guaranteed four religions as special status and "native" to Russian lands: Orthodox Christianity, Islam (Sunni), Judaism (all sects), and Buddhism (Tibetan). The leadership of these four congregations are also present in the Russian Kremlin, and are also to observe political decision-making in Russia today. Indeed, Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants to Russia are not prohibited from building Buddhist temples with authorized district permits. Happy New Year. User:Le Anh-Huy (January, 30, 2006).
- If your faith is not on the "approved" list, then you face obstacles where none should be. Case in point, the Jehovah's Witnesses have been screaming oppression in Russia. I'm not a Jehovah's Witness, nor do I intend to be. I disagree with some of their practices. However, regardless of my feelings, I think they have a right to practice their beliefs. And, it is safe to assume the Free World share this view. By American, or Canadian, standards, Russia is not there yet when it comes to religious freedom. cann0tsay 21:38, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Use of "sa." for Sanskrit and "pi." for Pali
[edit]Hi Cann0tsay - I see that you've made a number of useful additions to the skandha article in the past. I was wondering if you could help me out with one of the changes. You sometimes use the abbreviations of "sa." and "pi." presumably for "Sanskrit" and "Pali" respectively (for instance, during an edit on 08:13, 22 December 2005). Since I was unfamiliar with these abbreviations and had difficulty deciphering them at first glance, I was wondering if these were standard abbreviations. If not, would you mind if I changed them to "Skt." and "Pali" respectively? Thanks for your continued help. Best wishes, LarryR 17:32, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Help for the military history project
[edit]Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Khe Sanh lists the comments of the A-class review of the Battle of Khe Sanh. Our problem is the very US-centric POV and the lack of Vietnamese sources. Do you have an idea how we can find some information from the Vietnamese perspective. I guessed perhaps someone from the tourism industry (for the war sites veterans often serve as guides and tell little stories) could help, but basically we are open to any suggestions. Greatings Wandalstouring 04:04, 28 November 2006 (UTC)