Comments on: Christians against AWARE takeover: an appeal by a Christian lecturer

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Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:41:41 +0000

[...] as a Facebook note on 29 April 2009. It was swifly reproduced on influential websites such as The Wayang Party (now The Temasek Review), The Online Citizen, sgpolitics.net, PLURAL, and Singapore Daily and numerous blogs: God in [...]

By: Leo

Leo — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:27:57 +0000

Congratulations to the ladies of Singapore, for standing up and wrestling back AWARE from the control of some misguided religious fanatics. Singaporeans are famed across the world for being apolitical, and so the fact that so many took the trouble to spend hours on a Saturday afternoon to ensure that evil cannot perpetuate in this country is really encouraging.

It saddens me to read comments from people such as “neutral” and “maxine”, who label even well reasoned arguments (such as this article by Dr Gwee) as “getting on one’s high horse”.

To those Christians who think that the actions of Thio Su Mien and co in grabbing AWARE are good, and in some ways would please God, please, please – just talk to people of other religions or those NOT sharing your moral standards. Far from “glorifying God”, this action creates the impression that Christians are intolerant, cruel, scheming, only too ready to force down your morality upon other people’s throat. God is LOVE, so Christians believe, but I can’t see any love in what Thio Su Mien did – only HATRED.

Stop the HATRED. Try spreading LOVE instead !

By: Eterna2

Eterna2 — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:09:04 +0000

neutral & maxine

>> women have gotten out there and done things not hide in the university room – writing ‘pious’ letters and endless papers.

>> Everybody has a right to express and act on their convictions.

True. But how you act is also just as important. Do you mean that if I believe in murder, I have the right to act on my conviction?

So do you condone the takeover method employed in this saga? Do Dr Gwee have the rights to voice his disapproval of their method?

Should we always support people who act on their convictions? There is always a line, which you should not cross. And I think the new AWARE exco just did.

By: maxine

maxine — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:41:08 +0000

Please get off your high horse.

The new Aware women are out there standing for what they believe. Why should they conform to what you .. a male NUS lecturer perceive they should be doing. Please don’t introduce subtle blackmail citing how society will view their actions as a backlash to their religion.

Everybody has a right to express and act on their convictions. Not everyone is content to hide in a room sending pompous letters telling people how to behave!

By: neutral

neutral — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:35:17 +0000

This letter reads like a subtle form of ‘blackmail’ hinting that christian women cannot stand up for their values without it being misinterpreted. Therefore Christian women are asked not to be true to self but act according to the writer’s personal view of how society will perceive them.

This letter smacks of a massive male ego! Get off your high horse … your male views are only your own … women have gotten out there and done things not hide in the university room – writing ‘pious’ letters and endless papers.

By: Alwin Loi

Alwin Loi — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:01:31 +0000

JayF, instead of finishing off the gays, the world should have finished you, talebans, and al-qaeda off first. literally.

By: religiousfanatics

religiousfanatics — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:51:03 +0000

To JayF who said: “And letting homosexual and their sympathisers have access to teach children gay is neutral or ok isn’t imposing the will of the gay lobby on us?
Finish off the gays and their supporters once and for all this EGM. Bury their agenda!”

start with your own family and relatives, then friends – finish them off first.
teaching children gay will not make them gay.
don’t discriminate and aren’t you imposing the will of homophobes on others?

read about gay sheep or penguins?

By: fairplay

fairplay — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:43:18 +0000

Maggie on Fri, 1st May 2009 10:23 am

Dear Maggie

I like what you say:

“moderate and liberals are progressive in their thinking”

I hope most christians fall into this category.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:23:41 +0000

I am a liberal and moderate Christian. Over this Aware saga, I thought to myself: “Oh no, not again! Fundamental Christians harrassing others again with their-holier-than-thou , my-way-or the highway mindset.” I am glad that moderate and libreal Christians like Dr Gwee are speaking out. Usually, the fundamentalist and extremists are the ones who are most vocal, most organised and militant. Moderates does not mean like waram, and liberal does not mean immoral. To me moderate and liberals are progressive in their thinking, and sohpisticated in their understanding. Hi hi hooray to moderates and liberals who are speaking out!!

By: suresh

suresh — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:12:41 +0000

Good letter. I love it. Prolly I was harsh a bit on christians.