BUDDHIST MONKS LED PROTEST MOVEMENT IN MYANMAR
A meeting of the Buddhists monks [The STAR, 23 September 2007:W38] with the 62-year old international recognized figurehead of the pro-democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi at her rambling lakeside house provides a symbolic synergy that helps to further adds momentum to the people’s movement. Indeed the symbolic (monks [...]
LET ALL MALAYSIANS CRY OUT:
JUSTICE FOR NURIN !!
The untimely death of the 8-year old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, the victim of brutal murder and sexual abuse, is a crime that cries out to God for justice. It is a crime that all believers of the different religions and goodwill should vehemently denounce as inhuman [...]
“It makes me feel very proud to be a Malaysia when I read with gratefulness the press release of Bishop Doctor Paul Tan as Christian discipleship in this nation requires a prophetic stance that defends the Sacredness and Supremacy of the Federal Constitutional that promotes the fundamental liberty of ALL MALAYSIANS based on the common [...]
LINA JOY: CLEAR SIGN OF THE TIMES- Toward an Inter-textual Theological Reflection - Jojo M. Fung, SJ
Lina Joy’s case is an issue symbolic of a religious crisis. It is certainly a “clear signs of the times” that urges thinking amongst the critical-minded Malaysians of the diverse religions. In this reflection, I hope to [...]
Sivin is here empowering me to rise to the occassion and finally emerge from being marginalized from the blog world!
