Jul 03 2008
Islamic NGOs protest against building houses of worship
Well, the actual statement says:
Abdul Rahman said the memorandum also protested against the unrestricted construction of houses of worship of all races without consideration for racial sensitivities.
The memorandum was given by a coalition of 100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Selangor today. Some 200 representatives of the NGOs, led by Datuk Abdul Rahman Palil, handed the memorandum to the sultan’s naval aide-de-camp (ADC) Commander Ahmad Ramli Kardi at Istana Bukit Kayangan.
The statement above sounds very vague and not to mention dangerous. What is meant by “unrestricted” and “consideration for racial sensitivities”. In Bolehland, that is usually associated with a one-sided argument for the privileged race.
I think these people should not butt in on issues that is not related to their religion. Its not as if the authorities are planning to demolish a mosque and build a gurdwara on it or using the temple to convert muslims. This is what makes the rest of Malaysians tick and become wary of their religion.
Let each neighborhood have its own set of places of worship so that people don’t have to travel far. We have seen in Penang and Malacca where various institutions basically on the same street without problem for centuries.
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