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1 | Meet the Brazilian Congressman Trying to Christianize the Internet, One Domain Name at a Time | Fantaro Ilay Lehilahy Mpikambana Kongresy Te-Hahakristiana ny Aterineto |
2 | Eduardo Cunha, President of the Deputies' Chamber. | Eduardo Cunha, Filohan'ny Antenimieran'ny Solombavambahoaka. |
3 | Photo: Valter Campanato/ Agência Brasil | Sary: Valter Campanato/ Agência Brasil |
4 | Eduardo Cunha, the leader of Brazil's lower house of congress, seems to enjoy being in the public eye. | Toa mankafy ny ho hitam-bahoaka i Eduardo Cunha, lehiben'ny antenimimeram-pirenena ao Brezila. |
5 | Compared by one Brazilian magazine to Machiavellian House of Cards character Frank Underwood, Cunha is known for standing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the most controversial religious figures in the country, and being a perennial target for LGBT and civil rights activists' protests due to his pernicious conservative views. | Nampitahain'ny gazetiboky Breziliana iray amin'ilay Frank Underwood olona iray, makiavelika, ao amin'ny sarimihetsika House of Cards, fantatra amin'ny fanakaikezana ny sasany amin'ireo olo-malaza ara-pivavahana mampiady hevitra indrindra ao amin'ny firenena i Cunha, ary lasibatra maharitry ny hetsiky ny mpikatroky ny zo sivily sy ny LGBT noho ny fijeriny tafahoatra amin'ny fomba fijeriny araka nenti-paharazana mahasorena. |
6 | Now Cunha has made the headlines for yet another controversy: in April, the website Pastebin posted a list of 288 web domains registered under his name, of which 154 refer in some way or other to Jesus Christ. | Nisongadina tamin'ny lohatenim-baovao indray i Cunha noho ny adihevitra hafa: tamin'ny volana Aprily, namoaka ny lisitry ny anaran-tranonkala 288 nosoratana amin'ny anarany ny habatranonkala Pastebin, ka momba an'i Jesoa Kristy ny 154 amin'izany. |
7 | To maintain the domains, including jesusfacebook.com.br, gmailjesus, googlejesus, messengerjesus, youtubejesus and jesusblackberry, Eduardo Cosetino da Cunha spends around 8,000 reals (approximately 2,600 US dollars) a year, according to the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo. * | Mba hihazonana ny anaran-tsehatra, toy ny jesusfacebook.com.br, gmailjesus, googlejesus, messengerjesus, youtubejesus sy ny jesusblackberry, mandany eo amin'ny 8,000 reals (eo amin'ny 2600 dolara Amerikana eo) isan-taona i Eduardo Cosetino da Cunha, araka ny filazan'ny gazety O Estado de São Paulo. * |
8 | The congressman, who in the past has argued for an internet “only for Christians” has so far refused to comment on reports about the domain names. | Hatramin'izao dia tsy mety maneho hevitra mikasika ny tatitra momba ireo anaran-tsehatra ireo ity lehilahy mpikambana ao amin'ny kongresy ity, izay nilaza teo aloha fa mitady ny aterineto “hoan'ny Kristianina ihany” izy. |
9 | A front with a frontman | Mandatehezana ho an'olona Mpitarika |
10 | Cunha's religious zeal has heavy political overtones. | Manana endrika ara-politika be dia be ny zotom-po ara-pivavahan'i Cunha. |
11 | The congressman - who defines himself in his Twitter bio as “Evangelic, economist, life and family defender” - is part of the so called Evangelic Parliamentary Front: a group that gathers evangelical congressmen from different parties under the same agenda. | Anisan'ny ao anatin'ilay antsoina hoe Mandan'ny Parlementera Evanjelika: vondrona manambatra ireo mpikambana evanjelika ao amin'ny kongresy avy amin'ny antoko samihafa i Cunha, izay mamaritra ny tenany ao amin'ny Twitter ho “Evanjelika, mpahay toe-karena, mpiaro ny fiainana sy ny fianakaviana”. |
12 | Thus, while Cunha is officially a member of President Dilma Rousseff's ruling Worker's Party, his Front would be the third largest in the lower house if it were recognized as a party in its own right. | Raha mpikambana ofisialy ao amin'ny Antokon'ny Mpiasa, antokon'ny fitondran'ny Filoha Dilma Rousseff i Cunha, ny Manda misy azy no fahatelo lehibe indrindra ao amin'ny antenimiera raha toa ka ekena ho toy ny antoko ara-dalàna. |
13 | As such it presents a real challenge to Rousseff and the rest of the political establishment in Brazil. | Araka izany, dia haika lehibe eo amin'i Rousseff sy ny hafa eo amin'ny tontolo politika ao Brezila izany |
14 | Cunha conducting a prayer inside the Congress building Photo: Eduardo Cunha's Official Website | Cunha mitarika fivavahana ao anatin'ny tranoben'ny Kongresy. Sary: Eduardo Cunha's Official Website |
15 | Every week the Front's congressmen gather in one of the congress building's auditoriums to pray. | Isa-kerinandro, mivory ao amin'ny iray amin'ny efitry ny lapan'ny kongresy ny Mandatehezana ry zareo hivavaka. |
16 | This practice is forbidden by the Brazilian constitution, that guarantees a secular state, but was seen again when Cunha was elected as President of the Deputies' Chamber (lower house) in February. | Raràn'ny Lalàmpanorenana Breziliana, izay miantoka ny firenena laika izany fomba fanao izany, saingy nodinihana indray rehefa voafidy ho Filohan'ny Antenimieran'ny Solombavambahoaka tamin'ny volana Febroary teo i Cunha. |
17 | The Front refuses to countenance alternative views on LGBT rights, abortion or drug policy, and has advocated for a reduction in the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16. Despite these controversies, the Front's membership grew by 14% after congressional elections last year. | Mitsipaka ny fankatoavana ireo fomba fijery hafa momba ny zon'ny LGBT, ny fanalan-jaza na ny politikan'ny zava-mahadomelina ny Mandatehezana, ary niaro ny fampidinana ny taona mahatompon'andraikitra amin'ny heloka bevava ho 16 taona. Na dia teo aza izany toe-javatra mampiadihevitra izany, niakatra 14% ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny Mandatehezana taorian'ny fifidianana kongresy tamin'ny taon-dasa. |
18 | Eduardo Cunha is called “The Republic's Saboteur”, in a magazine cover comparing him to the House of Cards' character Frank Underwood. | Antsoina hoe Mpanimban'ny Repoblika i Eduardo Cunha, ao amin'ny fonon-gazety iray mampitaha azy ao amin'ny House of Cards' amin'ilay Frank Underwood. |
19 | In its reporting on the domains Cunha has registered, the Portuguese version of Spanish newspaper El País says that many evangelical churches encourage their members to buy internet domains as a way to preserve and further the faith. | Tamin'ny tatitra nataony momba ny anaran-tsehatra novidian'i Cunha (ao anatin'ny taona voafetra), nilaza ny gazety espaniola El País amin'ny teny Portiogey fa fiangonana evanjelika maro no mandrisika ireo mpikambana ao aminy hividy anaran-tsehatra amin'ny aterineto ho fomba fiarovana sy fampitomboana ny finoana. |
20 | They also argue that this is to prevent “cybersquatting”, which according to US Law means “registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else”. | Nilaza ihany koa izy ireo fa natao hanakanana ny “cybersquatting” [fonenana an-tsokosoko ao amin'ny serasera] izany, izay araka ny Lalàna Amerikana dia midika ho “manoratra anarana, miditra an-tsokosoko na mampiasa anarana sehatra aterineto amin'ny fikasana ratsy haka tombontsoa amin'ny fikasana tsaran'ny anara-marika iray an'olon-kafa“. |
21 | According to the same El País' report, Spanish evangelical church Nuevo Tiempo, for example, was unable to register the domain nuevotiempo.com as that already had a owner - who was asking 80,000 US dollars for it. | Araka ny filazan'ny El País ihany, tsy afaka nividy ny nuevotiempo.com ohatra ny fiangonana evanjelika Espaniola Nuevo Tiempo satria efa nanana tompony ilay izy - izay mangataka 80.000 dolara raha te-hahazo izany. |
22 | In Brazil, the law that would prevent the practice has not been voted on since it was first proposed in 2011. | Ao Brezila, mbola tsy voafidy ny lalàna entina misoroka izany fomba fanao izany hatramin'ny nanolorany azy voalohany tamin'ny 2011. |
23 | The project, presented by deputy Claudio Cajado, would forbid: | Hiditra amin'ny fandràrana ny tetikasa natolotry ny solombavambahoaka Claudio Cajado : |
24 | (…) the registration of internet domain names in the categories under the domain .br identical or similar to brand, company or previously known person's names, without the title's holder authorization. | …) Ny fandraketana ny anaran'ny sehatra aterineto amin'ny sokajy ambanin'ny .br mitovy na mitovitovy amin'ny marika, orinasa na anaran'olona efa fantatra teo aloha, tsy misy fahazoan-dalana avy amin'ny tompon[‘anarana]. |
25 | Expressions contrary to moral and decency, that offend honor or people's image or attempt against free conscience, creed or religious cult. | Ireo fiteny mifanohitra amin'ny fitondran-tena sy ny fahamendrehana, izay manevateva ny voninahitra sy ny momba ny olona na fikasana manohitra ny fahalalahan'ny feon'ny fieritreretana, ny finoana na fomba ara-pivavahana. |
26 | Eduardo Cunha was cautious enough to register his domains under the variations .net and .com.br. | Malina tanteraka i Eduardo ka mandrakitra ny anaran-tsehatra amin'ireo fiovaovana .net sy .com.br. |
27 | Besides Jesus, Cunha's domains also refer to his radio station (melodiafm) and to sales sites targeting a Christian public, such as “compradecrente”, which stands for “believer's purchase”. | Ankilan'ny Jesoa, mifandraika amin'ny onjam-peony (melodiafm) ihany koa ny anaran-tsehatr'i Cunha sy amin'ireo anaran-tsehatra fivarotana mitodika amin'ny vahoaka kristianina, tahaka ny “compradecrente”, izay midika hoe “tsenan'ny mpino”. |
28 | Curiously, Cunha was talking up an “internet only for Christians” at the time these registrations were made in 2012 as he participated in a “March for Jesus” gathering. | Ny mahavariana, miresaka “aterineto hoan'ny Kristianina ihany” i Cunha tamin'ny fotoana nanaovana ny fandraketana anarana tamin'ny 2012 raha nandray anjara tamin'ny “Diabe hoan'i Jesoa” izy. |
29 | El País cites comments Cunha made to other outlets at the time: | Nitanisa fanehoan-kevitra nataon'ireo fampahalalam-baovao hafa tamin'izany fotoana izany ny El País: |
30 | “We'll make email accounts available, we'll have a search engine, we'll collect donations to churches, we'll broadcast cults, commercialize Christian products, have a social network, in summary [we will have] an internet only for Christians.” | “Hanao kaonty mailaka azo ampiasaina izahay, hanana milina fikarohana izahay, hanangona fanomezana hoan'ny fiangonana izahay, handefa fandaharana ara-pivavahana izahay, hivarotra vokatra kristianina, hanana tambajotra sosialy, raha fintinina [hanana] aterineto ho an'ny Kristianina ihany izahay. |
31 | […] Cunha declared at the time he was targeting “the country's greatest evangelical audience”. | “[…] Nanambara i Cunha tamin'izany fotoana izany fa ny kinendriny dia ireo ‘mpivavaka evanjelika betsaka indrindra ao amin'ny firenena” . |
32 | And it is a growing audience. | Ary tsy mitsaha-mitombo ny isan'ny mpanaraka. |
33 | Although Brazil remains the country with the largest Catholic population worldwide, the number of neo-pentecostal churches and people who identify as evangelicals is rising rapidly. | Na dia mbola firenena manana mponina Katolika betsaka indrindra manerantany aza i Brezila, nitombo haingana ny isan'ireo fiangonana Pentekotista amin'ny endriny vaovao sy ny olona lazaina fa evanjelika. |
34 | The latest census pointed to a 61% growth in the number of evangelicals over the last ten years. | Nahitana fiakarana 61% ny isan'ireo mpivavaka evanjelika nandritra ny folo taona farany araka ny hita tamin'ny fanisam-bahoaka farany . |
35 | According to a poll from 2013, conducted by Datafolha, a research institute, 28% of Brazilians are now evangelicals. | Araka fitsapan-kevitra tamin'ny 2013 nataon'ny Datafolha, ivon-toeram-pikarohana iray, dia evanjelika avokoa ankehitriny ny 28%n'ny Breziliana. |
36 | Eduardo Cunha seems to know how to read this scenario better than most. | Toa mahay mamaky izany tranga izany tsara kokoa noho ny maro hafa i Eduardo Cunha. |
37 | Shortly before being elected to lead the lower house, he began to distance himself from one evangelical church, Sara Nossa Terra (Heal Our Earth), where he had been a member for 20 years, and began to be seen in cults of Assembleia de Deus (God's Assembly), one of the oldest evangelical denominations and the one with the largest number of attendants in Brazil. | Fotoana fohy talohan'ny naha-voafidy azy hitarika ny antenimieran'ny solombavambahoaka, nanomboka nanalavitra ny tenany tamin'ny fiangonana evanjelika iray, Sara Nossa Terra (Sitrano ny taninay), izay nahampikambana azy nandritra ny 20 taona izy ary nanomboka hita tamin'ny fotoam-pivavahan'ny Assembleia de Deus, [Fiangonan' Andriamanitra] iray amin'ireo anaram-piangonana evanjelika taloha indrindra sy iray amin'ireo manana mpanatrika betsaka indrindra ao Brezila. |
38 | Both congregations are run by leaders with a strong influence among the country's political elite. | Ireo fiangonana roa ireo dia samy tantanin'ireo mpitarika manana fahefana goavana amin'ireo tsongoin'olom-bolo ara-politika ao amin'ny firenena. |