Mr Wang: Extract - Beliefs, Religion, Tolerance

http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-we-believe.html

Mar 20, 2007

                   

          

                       Just A Little Cartoon                    

                  

... to go with my recent post.

Mar 16, 2007

                   

          

                       What We Believe                    

           

      

Muslims don't drink alcohol. Hindus don't eat beef. However, in Singapore, they don't try to prohibit non-Muslims or non-Hindus from consuming alcohol or beef. Why?

Because the freedom of religion exists in Singapore. The first aspect of this freedom is that each of us is free to practise our own faith. The second aspect, which follows logically, is that we shouldn't impose our own faith on others.

Just as we worship the gods of our own choice, so too should others be permitted to worship the gods of their own choice. Similarly if you choose not to drink alcohol or not to eat pork, that's fine - but you shouldn't stop others from doing so. Especially if they don't share your religion.

Mutual respect and tolerance is the basic principle on which an inter-religious society like Singapore can hold itself together, in relative harmony.

Recently I learned from Yawning Bread's blog that the National Council of Churches of Singapore is seeking to criminalise lesbianism. I find this disturbing. I sense a potential threat to the freedom of religion in Singapore.

If church leaders merely stood up in their own churches and preached to their own congregations "It is wrong to be lesbian", I would not feel so disturbed. For those who believed such a statement, I would feel a little sorry, but it is ultimately their own church. Within their own church, they should have the freedom to do what they like, as long as they don't impose their beliefs on others.

But now the NCCS is advocating the criminalisation of lesbianism in Singapore. The NCCS considers lesbianism to be "abhorrent and deviant", and wants to make it an offence for any lesbian, to be lesbian. They want such a law to apply to all female Singaporeans, whether they are Christians or not.

That is disturbing. Very disturbing.

          

       

                  Posted by Mr Wang Says So                                  at                   1:42 PM                       

Comments

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Lesbianism is evil, completely evil! And the way it is becoming so dominant in Singapore ( and elsewhere) is enormously depressing.It is like a knife in the heart! So many girls are becoming consumed by their own ego-this is going to have major repercussions for everyone.
There are other 'things' going on-war, famine, environmental problems- but these could all actualy be solved with a little effort and attention. "lesbianism", is totally born of arrogance and vanity- and kills humanity from the inside out.
There is no good reason for this behaviour and there is no way you can convince any sane, sensitive ans spiritual person that it is "o.k".
We must strive against this vain, immoral, selfish and ultimately destructive behaviour.
The responsibility of people to live properly and harmoniously is vital, not this assumed "right" to do whatever they like.
Mosques, Churches and Temples in Singapore and around the world are correct to strive against this egotistical "lesbian" curse- as it is totally damaging, for those choosing to indulge in it and for the wider humanity.