Posts Tagged ‘Religion’

MCA boss causes uproar in parliment by talking about conversion

May 2nd, 2008
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My..my..my, when MCA talked about being vocal for the benefit of all Malaysians, no one would have expected them to use the the platform offered by PM – motion of thanks to the King for his royal address to drive in their point. First time in history, MCA were given the honor to thank the King. And what an earful it was!!! » Read more: MCA boss causes uproar in parliment by talking about conversion

Zahid says can inform after convert

April 30th, 2008
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After the Syariah legal experts’ statement saying that prospective convert need not inform their families first, Minister in PM’s Dept in charge of Islamic Affairs, Ahmad Zahid says that the converts may ONLY need to inform AFTER converting! Nasi sudah jadi bubur (No point crying over spilt milk)! The issue is how to prevent all the dubious conversion cases and misuse of religion to the convert’s favor. No point doing it after conversion since the convert can hide behind syariah law and do as he/she please., causing more heartbreak for the abandoned spouse. » Read more: Zahid says can inform after convert

plans to streamline construction and demolition of places of worship

April 25th, 2008
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It doesn’t make any sense to build a mosque where there aren’t many Muslims, or a house of worship in the middle of nowhere

Strong comments indeed. We have seen places of worship located next to unhygenic facilities. But is what the minister said applicable? Religion is something personal. For some religion, place of worship can be a small as a corner in a wall. It will need a lot of maneuvering to convince relocation and positioning of place of worships. » Read more: plans to streamline construction and demolition of places of worship

build religious bridges at home first

April 23rd, 2008
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We always hear these kind of speeches. We know what to do and how to do it all. But we tell others to do it, instead of applying it on our own backyard. Isn’t that what people are good at? Offering free advice to others? » Read more: build religious bridges at home first

Train your own priest la!

April 20th, 2008
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It is easy to say “train local people”. But the task is not easy as said because the infrastructure is not in place and red tapes causes many headache to start such programmes formally. The Sikhs would have to fund such training programs on their own.

Secondly, the local trained priest need to paid more, but it would provide savings in terms of importing foreigners. A bit of investment is needed to reduce reliance on foreigners. Who would want to work for nothing less than RM2000 nowadays especially for a highly skilled job and in view of ever increasing cost of living? Of course if one feels a natural calling to serve God, it would be a different story. » Read more: Train your own priest la!