Comments on: A personal experience at Thio Li-Ann’s “New Media Breakfast”

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Spectacularly Secular « SilentAssassin’s Archive — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:56:11 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:05:32 +0000

“I’m not sure what brand of fundamentalist christianity she is into but she certainly has doomsday-cult tendencies. Noah’s Ark indeed.”

Not very fundamentalist actually. Unless you consider the Bible to be irrelevant to the Christian faith.

“Also, I haven’t heard anything from her about publicly opposing the casinos. All too eager to stamp out homosexuals but afraid to speak out against a governmental decision?”

That was in 2004. She wasn’t NMP then so not so much publicity I think. Regardless, don’t you recall the government consulting all the religious groups and still going ahead despite all of them objecting.

“Thio should not talk on behalf of Christians. She doesn’t represent them. Christians are a diverse lot, and we know from reactions coming from the AWARE saga that many of them (exemplified by Gwee Li Sui) do not think like her at all.”

I don’t think she is trying to speak on their behalf. She’s just trying to tell them what they should do. Nothing wrong with a church leader leading the church right? (in this case nationwide)

By: Non-Religious

Non-Religious — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:54:19 +0000

她在歧視那些無宗教信仰者。
她的言辭在利用宗教之名煽動那些與她同宗教信仰的人。
AWARE事件也是她們母女利用那些教堂裏的無辜者的力量來達到她們偏激的自私目的。這是很明顯的。幸運的是她的面具被揭穿！她們母女因此惱羞成怒！多得有互聯網的力量來制衡她們。否則這種宗教極端行爲會危害社會。現在回教極端主義已逐漸消沉，別讓另一種宗教極端主義再擡頭！
在歷史上有過十字軍東征，這是基督教與回教之爭。
唯有佛教尚未捲入這種宗教的漩渦，希望永遠也不會！阿彌陀佛，善哉善哉！

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:34:43 +0000

I’m not sure what brand of fundamentalist christianity she is into but she certainly has doomsday-cult tendencies. Noah’s Ark indeed.

Also, I haven’t heard anything from her about publicly opposing the casinos. All too eager to stamp out homosexuals but afraid to speak out against a governmental decision?

By: fairplay

fairplay — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:14:27 +0000

Holding out for a hero on Sat, 12th Sep 2009 4:50 pm

If not for xISD Tay’s contribution , I wouldn’t have known so much of PAP’s working in the earlier years against activists. So many people had been victimised. I hope xISD Tay can continue to share with us his knowledge.

By: morris

morris — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:05:16 +0000

All that should be said has been said. I feel very sad for her.

By: Exposer

Exposer — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:13:18 +0000

“Remember, like GopaLAN now, XiSd Tay, is a non-stakeholder writing outside Singapore to sink Singapore (Sinkapore he says).”

XiSd Tay is more Singaporean than anyone here. So anyone who criticize Thio of close-mind and lack diversity view are just as guilty of that if he say that XiSd Tay should not comment since he is no longer a Singaporean. XiSd Tay is at least smarter and understand the ground than most Singaporeans.

By: Fairplayplease

Fairplayplease — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:03:06 +0000

@ gerrymap on Sun, 13th Sep 2009 9:03 am ….GREETINGS..

Why not respect diversity? Let each choose what is fulfilling to him or her and accept their preferred divine choice?

A “CONFUSED” Chinese teenager posed me this mind-shaking question which for all my age of experience (and wisdom or foolishness??) cannot answer. He asked

IS GOD MALE OR FEMALE?. If you cannot prove to me, HOW DO I KNOW GOD EXISTS?

I DON’T BELIEVE ANY RELIGION…other than money!!.

My mind just went blank.

By: abc

abc — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:05:02 +0000

“Thio warned Christians on dangers of apathy to the public debates that are going on in Singapore… for it is a Christian’s duty to speak for the weak and steer society away from the dangers of immorality.”

1. apathy? this apathy is nationwide, not only christians.

2. what immorality? speak for the weak? there are rising poverty in singapore, is prof thio speaking for them? there are 50000 people dying of hunger everyday in the world, is she helping? there are people being killed in Darfur, what has she as a christian done for God??

i think she needs to learn more from Mother Theresa.

By: abc

abc — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:27 +0000

I wonder if it is some cleric talking of similar content in a mosque, calling for all muslims to get together…that will probably get the govt on its nerves.

thio’s speech simply makes me feel very uncomfortable.