It was reported in todays Star that the police are investigating a rumour that a group of Muslims will be baptised in a church in Ipoh. It spread like wildfire through SMS. Actually, what it means when the paper uses the term 'spread like wildfire' is it spread like wildfire among the Muslims.
The Muslims from the 'wildfire group' all rushed to protest in front of the church like buzzards circling around a dying animal. They included members (Muslims) of the opposition parties and non-governmental organisations(probably a branch of the Islamic party). The director of the Perak Religious Department was also there(I wonder how such a senior person found the time to attend church). The secretary of the Perak Pusat Khidmat Islam was also there!
These people gathered for four hours and refused to disperse despite warnings from the police. What were they expecting to achieve? What dastardly deed were they planning to do? Are they emulating the Indonesian Muslims? This is Malaysia.
It shows how idiotic people can be in the name of religion!
It turns out that it was actually the first Holy Communion for 98 Indian children of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes!
In such a situation, the common sense thing when you receive an SMS about such a sensitive subject is to find out who it is from and to verify the authenticity of the message. But I guess it is too much to ask from these 'Neanderthals' who would rather torch and burn down churches in the name of religion. Would the same thing happen if a group of Buddhist and Christians got converted to Islam in a mosque?
We might just make it as a developed nation by 2020, but we will be a far cry from being civilised if such things are allowed to go on. It will just be a matter of time when the violence starts and we will be just like Kashmir or Palestine.
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I met her in Lumut during our water works games. We (Kedah ping-pong team) beat their team in the finals. The winning point ofcourse was from me and my partner. heh heh. Even when she was in KL, she was a bit blur, but a friendly person.
You should have gone into lecturing la Vi. So many private Universities have cropped up now. You would have been a Professor by now. But I must say marketing is also a good field... hehehe.
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