after reading all comments in this thread I am again ( at least not last .... 2000 x ) happy I am a Catholic one I´m not going to bother myself and others to explain why... in fact, being Catholic and be a part of a world Catholic community is just much easier than try to find useless answers for useless questions.
Looters of Arab origin, concretly mostly Iraqi origin, looted, destruct and ransucked Bagdad Museum Nabhal Amin, deputy director at the Iraqi National Museum, blamed the destruction on the United States for not taking control of the situation on the streets.
the UN's cultural agency - has urged the US and Britain to deploy troops at Iraq's key archaeological sites and museums to stop widespread looting and destruction.
Why looters ransacked their national heritage?.... because wanted MONEY
Yes, because in spite of the fact we are in 21.Century, women in majority of Europe are, for the same duties and amount of work, paid less! It is husband´s duty to bring back home bigger salary indeed.
Why don't you Google "New Acropolis Museum" and find out.- The meseum is only 3 years old,and space for the Elgin marbles has been provided in advance. The BM with the Elgin marbles in it,capitalise in somebode else's haritage.[/quote
without offence.... I have been couple of times in British Museums, but never in a Greece or an Egypt one, and I will never go. Egypt is not a country I wish visit again ( came-saw-conquered )and Greece...I am upset and will not travel any more! Last summer I spent day&night with son at an airport, because staff and Greece was on strike. This year I will spend my money in Spain.
Antiquities of ancient Greece origin should be kept in the British Museum. Those ones were never stolen. All generations of British archeologists had to pay huge amounts of money to authorities, when they wanted to discover and " dig them out ".
flag is a national heritage, not your personal ones... to burn any flag is pathetic, stupid and uncivilized... nothing to do with protest. Once you want to protest, do that by legal ways and take up responsibility for your fight...
RE: WHAT WILL YOU DO ... ?
I usually start to exaggerate her pain, tears and " reason" for crying last time I was so helpful I asked her if I could call her ambulance.