Salib tidak patut dijadikan isu

Posted by The Unspinners

Datuk Ibrahim Ali mempersoalkan tindakan penduduk Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya yang mendesak salib diturunkan dan bukannya membantah gereja yang dilaporkan beroperasi tanpa permit sejak Ogos lalu.

Presiden Perkasa itu berkata, tiada masalah bagi penganut Kristian untuk mempamerkan salib kerana ia tidak bertentangan dengan Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang memberi kebebasan beragama.

“Bagi Perkasa, saya tiada masalah. Kalau isu semata-mata kerana salib, saya tak setuju. Kalau orang faham saya, saya bukan macam yang orang tuduh.

“Dalam konteks salib, tiada undang-undang mengatakan salib tidak boleh diletakkan di batang pokok kelapa atau di kedai.

“Penduduk protes salib. Oleh kerana itu, saya tak setuju dengan penduduk ini. Kalau mereka protes premis tak ada permit, itu boleh,” katanya kepada The Malaysian Insider.

Sepenuh di blog pembangkang SINI.

Sementara itu, FMT melaporkan berikut:

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Council of Churches (SCC) is not in favour of anyone being punished for their ignorance. However, it did not say whether that should extend to ignorance of the law, which the Court holds is no excuse.

“We believe that it is counter-productive to penalise ignorance with the law,” said SCC President Jerry Dusing.

“Humiliation would only breed more hatred. Rather, we trust that if the protesters were to understand the true meaning of the cross – regardless of whether they agree with the rest of the Christian faith or not – they would not perceive it as anything other than a symbol of the love and mercy of God.”

He pleaded for more dialogue to foster genuine understanding among Malaysians. “Unity in diversity is not a dream in Malaysia. It’s the reality and always has been. That does not mean that it is easy.”

It’s the constitutional duty of the authorities concerned to guarantee that non-Muslims can practice their religions in peace and harmony under the Federal Constitution.”