Guan Eng courts more problem by declaring that all religion will be treated equally. He says:<\/p>\n
All religions are equal, according to Buddhist teaching<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– The Star<\/p>\n
Doesn’t he know that comparing Islam with other religions as equals will infuriate some (many\/all?) of the muslims in the country? Is he baiting certain people to condemn him?\u00a0 Surely he knows that in Islam, only their religion is correct and everyone else is wrong. Its not like Hinduism or Buddhism.<\/p>\n
Guess what, he also says that funds will be given fairly to all religion. Gasp!<\/p>\n
Plus, he clarifies that Penang will never be an Islamic state (well, as long he is around, anyway).<\/p>\n
\u00a0Islam is the official religion of the country, but the freedom of worship is enshrined in our Federal Constitution.<\/p>\n
“Nobody can take away this freedom and this right must be enjoyed by all of us forever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Worse still, he informed that an inter-religious council had been formed:<\/p>\n
We have also formed an inter-religious council called Majlis Silaturahim to promote goodwill and understanding among all religions<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
How can we forget the fate of IFC (inter-faith council) which was rejected even before formation. Some quarters (PAS including?) held protests<\/a> against plan to form the IFC, citing that it will put Islam on par with other religions. So how could he proceed with such a committee? Isn’t it against the law or something? Surely its wrong? Would he be taken in under ISA? Unless of course, there’s nothing forbidding him from establishing such a council. No legal issues, no constitutional problems unlike the ones imagined<\/a> by Nazri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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