THE GREEK AUSTRALIAN The oldest circulating Greek newspaper outside Greece email: VEMA [email protected] DECEMBER 2006 Tel. (02)ÉÅÑ 9559 Á7022 ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐ Fax: (02) 9559 7033 Ç ÁÕÓÔÑÁËÉÁÓ In this issue... ÄÉÁÊÏÉÍÏÔÉÊOur Primate’s View Ç ÅÐÉÔÑÏÐÇ THE ‘NON-REPAYABLE’ CHARACTER OF THEí.í.ï. DIVINE ‘INCARNATION’ PAGE 5/33 The Feast of Epiphany: the Feast of Lights PAGE 17/45 WINDOWS TO ORTHODOXY Why portray Christ as the Sun God? PAGE 10/38 To all our readers we extend our sincere good wishes for a Merry Christmas $325,000 raised by Radiomarathon for Children and a Happy and Prosperous with Special Needs PAGE 11/39 New Year DECEMBER 2006 2/30 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA Letter to the Editor Letter to Editor of The Greek Falun Gong knows that they are detested thin air. Australian VEMA from the and boycotted by the Australian Chinese Consulate-General of the People’s community, they try every possible way to The media, including NHK, Hong Kong Republic of China penetrate its influence in other ethnic com- Phoenix TV and Hong Kong Takongpao munities. Newspaper have visited the Hospital and Chinese Consulate General would like to made a report. Non Concentration Camp frankly and sincerely express our concerns The nasty trick Falun Gong has been has been found. U.S Consul General to on the article of the fabricated story of using this year is the so-called “Organ Shen Yang and 2 other officials from U.S organ harvesting on the September edition Harvesting”. Falun Gong claimed that in Embassy to China paid a visit to National and letters to the editor commenting this Su Jia Tun District of Liao Ning Province, Traditional Chinese Medicine Thrombus article on October edition of VEMA, since a Concentration Camp surrounded by 3- Center of China and communities near the recently, the Consulate has been appro- metre-high wall decorated with wire Hospital. According to the report of ached by a Greek Orthodox lady whose entanglement is built up for holding 6,000 Associated Press, a spokeswoman of US family has been disastrously affected by Falun Gong followers. Actually there is Embassy to China said, “according to all Falun Gong Cult. The Consulate respects not any so-called Concentration Camp or the information we have been able to the request of this heart-broken lady to even any kind of prison. Later, Falun Gong obtain thus far, the site is functioning only remain anonymous for the sake to protect realized what they fabricated was far as a hospital”. Then the groundless “Organ 26 December 2004 her children. But we do feel the Greek beyond the proper and changed the story. Harvesting” has been intentionally modi- Tsunami wreaks havoc on Community has the right to know the truth It said that Concentration Camp was in fied to happen in other parts of China. and it is our obligation to reveal the evil National Traditional Chinese Medicine Falun Gong cult is lying to the public Southeast Asia nature behind this Cult. Thrombus Center (also called Su Jia Tun again. Thrombus Hospital). Falun Gong fabricat- On the day after Christmas in 2004, a Falungong is like the “Aum Shirikyo” in ed charge against the Hospital and claimed China has been always abiding by the massive undersea earthquake occurs just Japan, is an extreme cult. It advocates the that 6,000 Falun Gong people have been relevant rules of WHO on the organ trans- off the coast of Indonesia at a few minutes doomsday theory and evilly manipulates locked up in the Hospital, where two thirds plantation. Human Organ trade is strictly before 8 a.m. local time. With a magni- its followers not to see doctor or take med- of 6,000 Falun Gong people’s organs have forbidden in China. Medical agencies need tude of 9.3, the quake was the most pow- ical treatment when they are ill. The men- been transplanted alive and the bodies to get the written consent from the organ erful of the last 40 years and the second tal manipulation also leads to the mental have been burned in the incinerator of the donator before taking the organ transplan- largest earthquake in recorded history. It disorder of some people. Many Falun Hospital. The new story is full of holes. tation operation. And the organ donator set off a deadly tsunami that, in the final Gong people refuse to communicate with The National Traditional Chinese has the right to change their mind at the estimate, killed an estimated 230,000 peo- their family and are obsessed with this Medicine Thrombus Center of China is a last minute before the operation. For those ple and wreaked untold devastation on a cult. Because of refusal to the medical well-known Hospital open to the public executed criminals who voluntarily to wide swath of coastline from Somalia on treatment, some curable disease has devel- and overseas patients. The Hospital has donate their organs to atone for their the east African coast to Sumatra in oped into grave situation, beyond cure, received official and civil delegation from crime, the consent to donate the organ Southeast Asia. which killed many lives and left broke U.S, Korean, Japan, UK,etc. The Hospital from their family is also needed. For any families in sorrow. After receiving the has 338 beds and does no have the capabil- individual or organization who violate 30 December 1922 complaints from Chinese People, the gov- ity to hold 6,000 Falun Gong people in these rules will be brought to justice. USSR established ernment began to investigate this cult and secret. Then Falun Gong Cult changed the banned it in accordance with relevant law story again and said the 6,000 Falun Gong The Chinese Consulate General in In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of China in 1999. Falun Gong cult didn’t people were locked up in the basement of Sydney reminds Greek friends to be vigi- of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is give up and moved to overseas countries the Hospital. The statement is even more lant against Falun Gong Cult, do not established, comprising a confederation where little of its past is known. By all ridiculous. There is no basement at all in believe their fabricated stories and be alert of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the means, it attacks and slanders Chinese the Hospital. The so-called incinerator is not to be deceived and exploited by the Transcaucasian Federation (divided in Government and Chinese People. They the boiler, which is used for heating and cult. 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan, and fabricated numerous groundless stories sterilizing. The boiler room has many win- The Consulate-General Armenian republics). Also known as the and use cultural, human rights disguise to dows. Outside the transparent boiler room of the People’s Republic of China Soviet Union, the new communist state extend cult influence and pursue its politi- is grassland. People nearby often have a Camperdown was the successor to the Russian Empire cal purpose of slandering China. After walk there. The incinerator is coming from NSW and the first country in the world to be based on Marxist socialism. During the Russian Revolution of 1917 and subsequent three-year Russian Civil Greek fashion designer puts on a show at 20,000 feet War, the Bolshevik Party under Vladimir Here is one way to make an impact on the runway. "My blood pressure went up every time I walked down the aisle ... Lenin dominated the soviet forces, a Greek designer Alexi Andriotti has unveiled his latest line of fash- (but it) was a very beautiful idea," she said. coalition of workers' and soldiers' com- ion accessories on a chartered flight over the Aegean Sea. Greece is trying to gain an international audience for its fashion mittees that called for the establishment of Six models took turns down the aisle displaying jewellery and winter industry, and now hosts an annual fashion week. a socialist state in the former Russian wear, taking care to avoid bumping into tray tables and passengers' Organisers of that event hope the city's newly revamped transport Empire. In the USSR, all levels of govern- heads. system, hotels and conference areas - all improved for the 2004 ment were controlled by the Communist Model Olga Kipriotou is terrified of flying, but said she enjoyed Olympics - might attract investment in the fledging Greek fashion Party, and the party's politburo, with its being part of the show. industry. increasingly powerful general secretary, effectively ruled the country. Soviet Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia industry was owned and managed by the Greek passport state, and agricultural land was divided St George Greek into state-run collective farms. holders urged to Orthodox Church, 7 January 1989 renew documents Emperor Hirohito dies Rose Bay N.S.W. People holding Greek passports more than a 90 Newcastle Street, Rose Bay, NSW 2029 Tel: (02) 9371 9929 Showa Tenno Hirohito, the 124th Japa- year old are being urged to renew them this nese monarch in an imperial line dating month .. if they wish travel overseas in the new CHRISTMAS back to 660 B.C., dies after serving six year. decades as the emperor of Japan. He was The Greek government has announced all GREETINGS TO ALL! the longest serving monarch in Japanese Greek passports issued before January 1 2006 history. will be invalid after December 31 as the coun- ÊÕÑÉÁÊÇ 24 ÄÅÊÅÌÂÑÉÏÕ 2006 try moves to new biometric passports. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone says ÅÓÐÅÑÉÍÏÓ 6 ì.ì. anyone holding Greek passports issued before the date should contact the Greek embassy or ÄÅÕÔÅÑÁ 25 ÄÅÊÅÌÂÑÉÏÕ 2006 consulate urgently..