Posts Tagged ‘religion’

Now Orang Asli Church Building in Kelantan Under Threat of Demolition

Posted: September 17, 2010 in Anak Bangsa Malaysia, Christians, Department of Orang Asli Affairs (JHEOA), Malaysia, Malaysian Human Rights, Orang Asli
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I received this from Suaram… Media Release The Christians in the Temiar village of Pos Pasik, about 70 km northeast of Gua Musang Kelantan, have been told by the Department of Orang Asli Affairs (JHEOA) that they have no permission to build a church on their land. On 20 May 2010, the village head wrote [...]

STATUE: EX-SABAH CM WANTS PEOPLE TO DECIDE

Posted: July 28, 2010 in Mazu, Musa Aman, Sabah Politics
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By: JOE FERNANDEZ FORMER Sabah Chief Minister, Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat wants to leave the fate of the aborted Mazu, Goddess of the Sea statue in Kudat in the hands of the people. The million ringgit question whether the erection of statue will still go ahead lies unanswered. “Let the people decide whether they [...]

3 Muslim Women Kena Rotan For Khalwat, 1 Waiting To Be Given 6 Strokes For Drinking Beer

Posted: February 17, 2010 in Agence France-Presse, Bar Council president Ragunath Kesavan, Islam, Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, khalwat, Malaysia, Malaysia Today, Malaysian Human Rights, mothers, Muslim Council of Britain, sex scandal
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Hear this….I picked this up from Agence France-Presse Three women have been caned under Islamic law for having extramarital sex, and this is the first case in Malaysia. Officials said the three women were caned on February 9 at a women’s prison outside the capital Kuala Lumpur after being convicted of “khalwat” or “close proximity” [...]

Malaysians Are Forgiving!

Posted: January 9, 2010 in Allah, Anak Bangsa Malaysia, catholics, Christians, Herald, Islam, Malaysia, Malaysia Today, Malaysian Human Rights, Malaysian Politics, Methodists, Najib Tun Razak, Protestants, Sabah, UMNO
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I’m joining all other right thinking peace-loving Malaysians in the condemnations against the cowardly violence committed against the 3 churches in the Klang Valley yesterday morning. I’m also so proud to know that leaders of all the Churches have been so consistent when they all said with one voice that they do not harbour any ill-feeling [...]

Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Haji!!

Posted: November 26, 2009 in Anak Bangsa Malaysia, Hari Raya Aidiladaha, Islam, Malaysia, Muslim Council of Britain, Raja Petra Kamarudin, Sabah, Tanjung Aru Tours And Travel Sdn Bhd
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  Wishing all my Muslim friends a Selamat Hari Raya Haji specially to you BABY, SHYAM and your PARENTS wherever you all are. Also to MY BUDDY RAJA PETRA & MARINA wherever you two are my heart will always be there. Also not forgetting my good UMNO BUDDIES in Penang. And also not forgetting all [...]

His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Tibetan People’s Peaceful Uprising Against Communist China

Posted: March 13, 2009 in Buddhism, China, Dalai Lama, Hindu, India, meditation, Tibet
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I always had great admiration and respect for His Holiness The Dalai Lama, although, I have never ever got to see him in person. To me, His Holiness is a remarkable man. His commitment to peace is no easy matter after he left his Tibet 50 years ago. He knows very well he cannot go back [...]

More Americans Giving Up On Religion, Christians Declining

Posted: March 10, 2009 in born-again, Catholic, Christians, Episcopalians, evangelical, Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostal, Protestants, Trinity College, USA
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A wide-ranging study on American religious life has found that the percentage of Christians has declined and more people say they have no religion at all. Fifteen per cent of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 per cent in 2001 and 8.2 per cent in 1990, according to the American Religious [...]