Resolve Pg church settlers’ issue fairly

 Christianity, Housing  32 Responses »
Nov 192010
 

The Church needs to do something fast to resolve the issue of the settlers near the St Francis Xavier Church along Penang Road with fairness and compassion. The controversy, involving the settler-descendants of church workers and their families, should be of pastoral concern to the church. Resorting to church lawyers instead of persevering with face-to-face discussions and negotiations to deal with the settlers suggests that something is not quite right. When I wrote about the issue last year I received some flak (directly and through the grape vine) from certain quarters within the church, the thrust of which was that I did not know the real background to the issue from the church’s perspective etc etc (although I had spoken at length with the residents). I was duly briefed on what the church thought of the residents.

End the Occupation: Mid-East bishops

 Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Iraq, Islam, Israel and Palestine  13 Responses »
Oct 242010
 

Middle East Catholic bishops meeting at a special synod in Rome over the last fortnight have called for Israel to end the Occupation of Palestinian territories so that a two-state solution can be found. The bishops are the ones who are familiar with the situation on the ground. Here is an excerpt from their final joint communique: IV. Cooperation and Dialogue with Our Fellow-Citizens, the Jews 8. The same Scriptures unite us; the Old Testament, the Word of God is for both you and us. We believe all that God revealed there, since he called Abraham, our common father in the faith, Father of Jews, of Christians and of Muslims. We believe in the promises of God and his covenant given to Abraham and to you. We believe that the Word of God is eternal.

Jewish peace ship to Gaza intercepted

 Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Global justice movement, Israel and Palestine, Militarism  4 Responses »
Sep 282010
 

A Jewish peace ship heading for Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli navy today and towed to Ashdod, a cargo port in Israel 40km south of Tel Aviv. The London-based Jews for Justice for Palestinians had organised the aid voyage. Among those on board were Holocaust survivor Reuven Moskovitz, 82, and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli whose daughter was killed in a suicide attack by a Palestinian in 1997. Also on board were American and British peace activists. The Israeli peace group Gush Shalom reports on a demonstration by peace activists at Ashdod Port to protest the capture of the ship:

Nazri takes on Utusan and Awang Selamat

 Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Global justice movement, Media, Universal spiritual values  12 Responses »
Sep 202010
 

Nazri’s criticism of Umno-owned Utusan over its support for Perkasa  reflects growing unease – even within Umno circles – of the paper’s leanings and a growing realisation that the right-wing group is going to cost BN plenty of votes. Nazri has asked Utusan if its wants Mahathir to replace Najib. His outburst can be found here. He has also taken on the Utusan columnist who goes by the pseudonym Awang Selamat and challenged him to reveal his identity: “I hope he can be a man like me and prove that he is not scared of criticism by coming out in the open and not hiding behind the pseudonym that he uses.”

School still without a principal?

 Accountability, Education and students' rights, Ethnic and inter-religious relations  20 Responses »
Sep 192010
 

From what I hear, the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Putra Secondary School in Johor has been without a principal on duty for over a month. School principal Siti Inshah Mansor has been away since 16 August after she was alleged to have uttered racist remarks to pupils.

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