Boxing Champion Holyfield meets Sri Lanka President
Posted by Editor on January 30, 2012 - 9:16 pm
Former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions Evander Holyfield who is on a visit to Sri Lanka called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this morning.
On June 28, 1997 controversial fellow boxer Mike Tyson bit off the top part of Holyfield’s right ear. The President during Holyfield’s visit to the Temple Trees also inspected his right ear.
Holyfield called on President at Temple Trees with Dr K.A. Paul a Christian preacher (Founder and President, Global Peace Initiative) from the United States.(niz).
Source: Government News Portal
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American fundamentalist preachers are poaching ex-boxers like George Foreman and now Evander Hollyfield to gain access to small countries, to propagate their Christian faith. I hope they do not bribe our people in the process in order to convert them. I’d rather they study Buddhism in the time they are in SL and realise the immense moral values and truths embedded in Buddhism, for peace and prosperity of nations.
I suggest they return to USA to preach the Christian and Buddhist moral teachings to the materialistic, power hungry blind fools, who lead the US nation down the wrong path, in war mongering and stealing of natural resources of other small nations through their military might. Might is not right!
The problem with small insignificant countries is that when a world renown personality touches down, they in their eagerness to rub shoulders with the mighty, forget that these people have no sincerity, warmth or compassion but would tenaciously pursue their thinly veiled economic goals ruthlessly. So they are accorded speech opportunities and they exploit these to the fullest in spreading codswallop. Prime targets areas are the poorest countries (most desperate ones)in Asia, Africa and latin America.
We should arrange him some boxing game in sri lanka,USA vs Sri lanka.Our Sri lanka side we should select good boxing punchar,like Mr Mervin silva!
Ahamed,
Why Mervyn? Why not the great MR himself! This would put him in his right place as he is now boxing against a non existant opposition!
A Latin Proverb says “Necesse est cognoscere tuos amicos bene” (It is neccessary to know your friends well). I think the Hon.President and those rersponsible for arranging audiences with unknown or less known individuals to subject them to severe screening before they are ushered in.Were these duo introduced by the sports ministry? If so ,how come a Christian preacher inside a sports ensemblem?
Dear Hon. President and his advisors,History has proved us how gullible and therefore foolish we were as to accommodate our enemies in the misguided notion of hospitality.They are trying their best to destabilise our up and coming Nation-The Sri Lankans- a big headache for their global dominance.
No no we don´t send our president in this boxing games perhaps he is good for Mervin vs Holifield games referi!
Ahamed,
Are you afraid that Holifield will bite off the private parts of the president during a fight? After all he is not Mike Tyson.
Why so fear of Christianity.?????????
Dear Damian,
There is absolutely NO fear of Christianity among the followers of other Faiths.As a Buddhist who had his entire (English) education at a prestigious Catholic College ,let me tell you that we have no feelings of animosity towards our Christian fraternity,in fact many of us have gained much through their generosity.
What we fear is not the doctrine, I repeat ,NOT hte doctrine but the so called fundamentalists who resort to many unortodox and dubious ways for their propagation of the religion.In fact the Most Revd. Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith himserlf has declared that these fundamentalists are unethical and has no blessings from the established Church.They are downjright tools of certain NGOs trying to destabilise our peaceful country.
Hence our fears, Dear Damien,
It is the Christian fundamentalists that are a threat to Buddhism in SL, even more than the Islam fundamentalists. Most of them are Americans funded by rich Americans and used by CIA, to convert Buddhists and Hindus to Christianity through bribery, and use them to set-up against the GOSL, to topple it when the time is ripe.
Hon President had been made a pawn in their game for a photo-opportunity, to be used in their eventual Christian missionary campaign around the country to convert simnple, unsophisticated villagers to their fundamental Christianity.
This is a classic photo. Trust president wanting to see his eye… but then again why not…. I would too!!! Evander is a great guy and I’m a huge fan. So proud to have him come to Sri Lanka.