should be the right step towards religious harmony in Sngkapok.
In 2010, 2 Christian pastors were hauled by the ISD for mocking Taoists and Christians
during their private sermons in Church.
Both sermons were uploaded onto YouTube and Singaporeans at large were upset that
these religious leaders make a mockery of other religions and were disrespectful to
Singapore's religious harmony. Even though their comments were made in a private setting,
it is still unacceptable.
Teenage blogger Amos Yee was sentenced to six weeks’ jail, after he pleaded guilty to six charges for
wounding the religious feelings of Christians and Muslims.
Lee Dji Lin, 63, faces one charge of wounding the religious or racial feelings of Marliah Jonet for
throwing a piece of raw pork from a lift to outside the victim’s flat at Blk 247 Tampines Street 21 on
18 June 2016. If convicted, Lee faces a jail term of up to three years, or a fine, or both.
The founder and senior pastor of a Christian church here publicly apologised last night for being
"offensive" and "insensitive" after three video clips of him questioning Buddhist and Taoist beliefs
sparked outrage among many Singaporeans. Pastor Rony Tan from Lighthouse Evangelism church
posted his apology on the church’s website after being called up by the Internal Security Department (ISD).
Good and righteous Christians, Buddhists, Toaists, Sikhs and Muslims should come forward and condem
this act of terrorism in inciting violence and hatred against other races and religions.
A police report has been lodged against the imam from Masjid Jamae Chulia over an imam's remarks on
Christians and Jews, police confirmed on Tuesday (Feb 28) 2017.
A video posted on the Facebook page A Muslim Convert Once More, purportedly shows the imam making the comments
in his Friday sermon on Jan 6. The poster, who signed off as Terence Helikoan Nunis, said the imam asked for
"victory" over Christians and Jews and mentioned the same on Feb 24.
Mr Nunis wrote: "Islam is not at war with people of other faiths ... This is an unbecoming relic of a different age.
We should not encourage this sort of thinking or condone this sort of supplications."
Police said investigations are ongoing and that they were unable to comment further on the case.
Shanmugam also spoke about NUS academic, Khairudin Aljunied, who has criticised the individual who
highlighted about the imam’s comments. The academic has encouraged vilification of that individual and
suggested that there was nothing wrong with what the imam had said, Shanmgam added.
“Mr Khairuddin’s position and actions are quite unacceptable. He has jumped into this without verifying the
facts and without checking the context and supports a position that is quite contrary to the norms, values
and laws in Singapore,” Shanmugam said.
The police will look into the issue and the conduct of everyone involved thoroughly, the minister added.
“Mr Khairuddin’s position and actions are quite unacceptable. He has jumped into this without verifying the
facts and without checking the context and supports a position that is quite contrary to the norms, values
and laws in Singapore,” Shanmugam said.
The police will look into the issue and the conduct of everyone involved thoroughly, the minister added.
In 2010, 2 Christian pastors were hauled by the ISD for mocking Taoists and Christians
during their private sermons in Church.
Both sermons were uploaded onto YouTube and Singaporeans at large were upset that
these religious leaders make a mockery of other religions and were disrespectful to
Singapore's religious harmony. Even though their comments were made in a private setting,
it is still unacceptable.
Teenage blogger Amos Yee was sentenced to six weeks’ jail, after he pleaded guilty to six charges for
wounding the religious feelings of Christians and Muslims.
Lee Dji Lin, 63, faces one charge of wounding the religious or racial feelings of Marliah Jonet for
throwing a piece of raw pork from a lift to outside the victim’s flat at Blk 247 Tampines Street 21 on
18 June 2016. If convicted, Lee faces a jail term of up to three years, or a fine, or both.
The founder and senior pastor of a Christian church here publicly apologised last night for being
"offensive" and "insensitive" after three video clips of him questioning Buddhist and Taoist beliefs
sparked outrage among many Singaporeans. Pastor Rony Tan from Lighthouse Evangelism church
posted his apology on the church’s website after being called up by the Internal Security Department (ISD).
Good and righteous Christians, Buddhists, Toaists, Sikhs and Muslims should come forward and condem
this act of terrorism in inciting violence and hatred against other races and religions.
A police report has been lodged against the imam from Masjid Jamae Chulia over an imam's remarks on
Christians and Jews, police confirmed on Tuesday (Feb 28) 2017.
A video posted on the Facebook page A Muslim Convert Once More, purportedly shows the imam making the comments
in his Friday sermon on Jan 6. The poster, who signed off as Terence Helikoan Nunis, said the imam asked for
"victory" over Christians and Jews and mentioned the same on Feb 24.
Mr Nunis wrote: "Islam is not at war with people of other faiths ... This is an unbecoming relic of a different age.
We should not encourage this sort of thinking or condone this sort of supplications."
Police said investigations are ongoing and that they were unable to comment further on the case.
Shanmugam also spoke about NUS academic, Khairudin Aljunied, who has criticised the individual who
highlighted about the imam’s comments. The academic has encouraged vilification of that individual and
suggested that there was nothing wrong with what the imam had said, Shanmgam added.
“Mr Khairuddin’s position and actions are quite unacceptable. He has jumped into this without verifying the
facts and without checking the context and supports a position that is quite contrary to the norms, values
and laws in Singapore,” Shanmugam said.
The police will look into the issue and the conduct of everyone involved thoroughly, the minister added.
“Mr Khairuddin’s position and actions are quite unacceptable. He has jumped into this without verifying the
facts and without checking the context and supports a position that is quite contrary to the norms, values
and laws in Singapore,” Shanmugam said.
The police will look into the issue and the conduct of everyone involved thoroughly, the minister added.
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