[2149] Of there are Malay alternatives to the term Allah and tuhan

Posted in Liberty, Politics & government, Society on January 14th, 2010 10 Comments »

I have clarified my position regarding the usage of the term Allah by Catholic group and by extension, any term by anybody. This reasoning forms the basis of my position not to oppose Catholic group’s use of the term. Indeed, I consider this line of reasoning as not only the most convincing for me, consistent […]

[2073] Of busting the myth of the monolithic community

Posted in Society on September 4th, 2009 No Comments »

What happened on a Friday in Shah Alam — when a group of individuals protesting against construction of a Hindu temple chose to do it by parading a severed cow’s head knowing full well that Hindus hold the cow sacred — is disgusting. There are ways to protest but the method employed by them is […]

[2069] Of barbarians in Shah Alam

Posted in Society on August 28th, 2009 2 Comments »

One of the worst aspects of Malay conservatism reared its ugly head today. In Shah Alam, in protest against construction of a Hindu temple, a group of individuals — no, barbarians is a more apt description for only barbarians are capable of committing such an uncivilized act — brought along with them a severed head of […]

[1531] Of it must be reciprocal in nature

Posted in Liberty, Mudslinging, Society on January 31st, 2008 1 Comment »

At Mahaguru58, there is a failure to understand that relationship is reciprocal in nature. If one does not wish for others to interfere in one’s life, one should not interfere with others’. The blogger wrote: This is the concluding part of my dialogue with MENJ recently. I discussed with him regarding the current situation where […]

[1518] Of Ayatollah Huckabee lost

Posted in Politics & government on January 20th, 2008 1 Comment »

Mr. Mike “I-want-to-change-the-Constitution” Huckabee lost the South Carolina’s primaries. Just days before the South Coralina’s primaries, Huckabee said this (via): I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the […]

[1482] Of religious conservatives still do not believe in carbon dioxide

Posted in Environment, Humor on December 23rd, 2007 1 Comment »

Something to start off the day (via): WASHINGTON—In an unexpected reversal that environmentalists and scientists worldwide are calling groundbreaking, President George W. Bush, for the first time in his political career, openly admitted to the existence of carbon dioxide following the release of the new U.N. Global Environment Outlook this October. […] Because carbon dioxide, […]

[1480] Of god, God, allah, Allah, tuhan and Tuhan

Posted in Society on December 22nd, 2007 13 Comments »

By extension of free speech, I am quite indifferent to the usage of the noun “Allah” by Christian groups[1] and I frown at threats issued by the government partial to conservative Muslims to the Christian groups to desist from using the noun “Allah” in local Christian literature. This issue is not new and has been […]

[1379] Of superficiality is inferior to sincerity

Posted in Liberty, Society on September 21st, 2007 4 Comments »

I would have almost forgotten that religious police are patrolling the streets of Malaysia, trying to catch those that abstain from fasting during the month of Ramadan, if I had not caught a piece of news report stating so yesterday. In my mind, there is no confusion that the religious police forget that it is […]

[1345] Of MCCBCHS and free speech

Posted in Liberty on August 23rd, 2007 7 Comments »

Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism (MCCBCHS) wanted what? On the front page on Tuesday, the daily printed a picture of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a canned drink (which looked like beer) in the other with the quote: “If a person repents his mistakes, heaven awaits him.” […]

[1344] Of fret not of Abdullah Gul

Posted in Liberty, Politics & government, Society on August 23rd, 2007 3 Comments »

Abdullah Gul is almost certain to be the next President of Turkey. Gul’s Islamist past however is causing great consternation among Turkish secularists. They had rallied impressive public dissent that ultimately failed in the face of democracy. The defeat has further caused the secularists distress. I however believe Turkish secularists are worrying too much and […]

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