No faith in inter-faith committee?

Where are you on this issue ? Dickhead ? Not one word from MCA on this issue !

Tak boleh cakap on religious issues since one who is tainted is not the right person to talk on moral and religious issues

The Dec 31 “Allah” ruling sparked strong protests in the country. — file pic

By Boo Su-Lyn

PETALING JAYA, April 12 — Religious non-governmental organisations have questioned the political will of the government in setting up the inter-faith committee, after Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the committee consisted of “small-fry”.

Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa, the founder and chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF), said the DPM’s statement has cast doubt on the true motives behind the formation of the committee.

“It reflects the insincerity of the government to establish the interfaith panel,” said Dr Ahmad. IRF is a Muslim think tank and research-based institution that was set up in 2007 to promote intellectual discourse related to Islam.

He stressed the importance of dialogue between religious groups, saying that such dialogue leads to understanding, which is the heart of civil society. He added that Muhyiddin’s remark showed the indecisiveness of the Government in facilitating inter-faith discussions.

Muhyiddin had said this morning that the lack of any legal powers vested in the committee meant it would not have any influence over the nation’s official religion.

Rev Dr Thomas Philips, president of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST), questioned the motives of the government in setting up the interfaith committee.

MCA backs inter-faith dialogue

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — MCA believes that an inter-faith dialogue will be good for the country after the spate of church in the country.

The party’s deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek (picture) stressed that the dialogue will create a better understanding between different religious groups.

“The party believe and all the time we have been asking even at the state level that there should be a forum or a mechanism there is an inter-faith dialogue so that there will be better understanding.

“If there is any issue related to religion then it can be discussed with full understanding and without slogans, shouting and high emotions. I think it is good for the country. In fact, we discussed about the inter-faith at the meeting,” he told reporters after attending the party’s presidential council meeting at Wisma MCA here.

The government has announced that it plans to hold a private inter-faith dialogue but refused to make it into a public affair because the forum may open to sensitive issues.

Meanwhile Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pro-tem chairman Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has also stated the opposition’s intention of pushing for a state inter-faith advisory council to discuss touchy religious issues without resorting to the courts or the government’s executive powers for solution.

It is understood that the PKR bureau that met on Saturday had endorsed the proposal. PAS is also backing inter-faith dialogues to find solutions to religious issues that have divided the country’s 27 million population.

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