I’ve tended to avoid writing about religion because of how sensitive it can be in Singapore and the fact that I know a number of people who occasionally read my blog are religious. Still, the idea that the Westboro Baptist Church has decided to go picket at Comic-con (why am I not there?) was vaguely… Continue reading »
Jun
21
Plagiarism
To be honest, I have not really been following the whole CHC saga very closely. I have kept an eye on the things unfolding mainly for my own amusement but otherwise, I have not been chasing down blogs or reading much more than the Straits Times. Still, today’s quote in the ST made me react.… Continue reading »
May
03
Just a quick one
I actually have a draft of my thoughts about the UN guy’s opinion of race / religion in Singapore, which obviously I found very interesting. As expected, the government has already made the requisite rebuttals and this has been followed up with two letters to the ST Forum supporting the idea that the UN guy… Continue reading »
May
03
Sex Education in Schools
I wonder if we ought to be concerned that 4 of the 6 organisations allowed to provide sex education in schools are Christian organisations. The other 2 are private organisations – I suppose unconnected to churches. And although Focus on the Family mentions no church affiliation, it is in fact Christian with some affiliation at… Continue reading »
Apr
07
Religion in the Public Sphere
I’m always quite wary when there are hints of religion being brought into the public sphere in Singapore. Certainly, I do not wish Singapore to become like the USA where people think it’s fine to impose their religious values onto others. Thus, when I read this letter in the ST Forum (reproduced below), I was… Continue reading »
Mar
24
Suntec and CHC
So we all know that CHC is now co-owner of Suntec, which honestly doesn’t sit all that well with me. I didn’t think too much about it at first until I read this comment in the ST Forum today (emphasis mine). There will still be movie theatres and shopping centres left (in Suntec for example).… Continue reading »
Sep
14
Protected: How far?
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Apr
18
A Woman’s Place
I never touch upon religion in my blog because it is very sensitive especially in Singapore. Still, I had to reproduce this. As we all know, there has been some discussion about the new leadership at AWARE. I’m going to reserve judgement on them for now. Some bloggers have been discussing the possible ramifications of… Continue reading »