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By singcitizen, on May 27th, 2009
  Source: The Straits Times 27 May 2009 Page A18 (Edited excerpt from a speech by NMP Thio Li-ann in Parliament yesterday.) What is the situation in Singapore? DPM Wong emphasised the secular nature of the political arena and how keeping ‘religion’ and ‘politics’ separate was a key rule of political engagement. What this means specifically is that [...] By singcitizen, on May 20th, 2009
Source: The Straits Times Page A22, 20 May 2009 Imagine that there is a religious organisation in Singapore which believes that it is immoral for teenage girls to be forced to expose their arms, legs and faces when they go to school. They say: ‘There’s a line that God has drawn for us, and we don’t [...] By singcitizen, on May 20th, 2009
Source: The Straits Times Page A22, 20 May 2009 The people who led the takeover of Aware did not realise that they were pushing a rule that could undermine the delicate social and political fabric of Singapore. There is one simple political reality that many Singaporeans have not fully absorbed. It is not normal for [...] By singcitizen, on May 14th, 2009
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/specialreport/view/1525/1/.html, retrieved 14 May 2009 As I said, Government policy on homosexuality is settled, and will not change as a result of lobbying by pressure groups. However, the Government was worried about the disquieting public perception that a group of conservative Christians, all attending the same church, which held strong views on homosexuality, had moved [...] |
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